[Elecraft] Re: Powerpole compatibilty

[Tom Hammond]

The 45A CAN be soldered AFTER they've been crimped over the wire.

Tom

At 09:01 AM 9/5/2006, Mark Bayern wrote:
>On 9/5/06, Rajiv Dewan, N2RD <n2rd at arrl.net> wrote:
>>15A, 30A, and 45A will all mate together. The only difference is in
>>the ferrule that accepts the wire.
>
>I've been told the 45A contacts are crimp only. The 15A and 30A
>contacts can be soldered.
>
>>The higher amp ones accept larger
>>wires.
>>15A accepts wire #20 to #16 wires.  30A accepts #16 to #12 wires.
>>45A accepts #14 to #10 wires.  The housing is the same across these
>>three and they will mate with each other.
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