[Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole connector usage

[Larry Cahoon]

I got mine from Powerwerx.com.  They came with the rods.  I have found that 
in many cases they are not needed and sometimes they just fall out.  Many 
times the groves on the side of the connectors are cut so they hold 
together on their own very well. But about 10-20% of the time they are 
useful.  With the zip cord, unless you are careful to cut the ends and 
solder the connectors just right you can get the wire lengths off just a 
bit and this will tend to push the connectors apart.  So I would go with 
the places that supply the rods.

73 de Larry..........WD3P
http://www.qsl.net/wd3p/

At 05:40 PM 4/16/2002 -0700, John McClain wrote:
>I just received an order of Anderson Power Pole connectors and 100
>feet of #12 cable from CABLE X-PERTS, INC.   The cable is great but
>don't buy the connectors there because they do include the roll pins
>that used to fasten to connectors side by side.  I sent them some
>e-mail about the missing roll pins and they responded that they do not
>include them because they are not needed.  Beats me how they can say
>that unless maybe they don't understand how the connectors go
>together.  The housing will probably stay together if you are using
>stiff wire but I would still like to have the pins.
>
>John