[Elecraft] K2 power cables source

[Tom Hammond]

At 14:30 07/17/2007, Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
>I have found with power poles that it is important to use the right 
>crimper. I have never ever been able to get a good connection with 
>the "plier" style crimper that West Mountain Radio sells. Also, I 
>have found the West Mountain ratchet style crimper to be good only 
>for smaller wire sizes. For the higher current connectors into No 12 
>or 10 wire, I find that only the genuine (and not inexpensive) 
>Anderson crimper produces good connections.
>
>That said, if you use the right crimper, power poles are a breeze.

So far, I've had quite good results using the West Mountain 
ratchet-type crimper on
wire gauges up thru #10. In fact, I used it within the past couple 
days on a cable
for a local, using #10.

Success at larger gauges may depend somewhat upon the gauge of the 
stranding. The
stuff I used was quite flexible and utilized MANY strands of probably 
#26 or finer
gauge wire.

A local who also has the West Mountain ratchet-type crimper has one of the dies
in the crimp head fracture when he was trying to crimp (I think) some #10 wire
which was made from much larger gauge wires.

I've had no problems with smaller gauges of wire either.

I've had LITTLE(!!!) success using the 'plier' style of crimpers at ANY gauge!

73,

Tom Hammond   N0SS