[Collins] KWM 1 inquiry results

[Dr. Gerald N. Johnson]

On Mon, 2010-03-01 at 22:13 -0500, Greg Mijal wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions.
> The only bug in this soup seems to be the power connector.  I think I can 
> get around that by finding the correct size pins then drilling out a piece 
> of plexiglass with positioning holes then epoxying the pins in place to 
> make a removable connector.
> I just may be the proud owner of a KWM 1 soon.
> 73's
> Greg
> WA7LYO

Be sure that the pins on one side of the connector can move for
alignment. If the pins in the radio have a bit of motion that's fine to
epoxy the pins in the plex. And you might find lexan a better material
that plex to stand up to soldering heat unless you solder the cable
wires to the pins before applying the epoxy. The coax will be the tough
one, unless you pay more than the bid price of the one on epay or the
next one that seller puts up. There surely is a Cannon number for the
part, though it might be a special. I've not had time to go to the old
catalogs in the attic to search and won't have that time for another
day.

-- 
73, Jerry, K0CQ, Technical Adviser to the Collins Radio Association
All content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer