[Elecraft] bad choice: Anderson PowePole connectors

Phil Kane k2asp at kanafi.org
Wed Jul 18 16:01:54 EDT 2007


On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:45:32 -0400, Don Wilhelm wrote:

>The way I use the APPs is to make up a short (6 inch) cable with
>a connector on one end matching the equipment - that usually
>stays with that piece of equipment, but I have spares for those
>too.  Then I make up a goodly number of extension cords with an
>APP connector on each end.

>Chose the length to match your application - whether portable
>or on the operating bench.  The extension plugs into the
>rigrunner and then goes to the equipment vicinity.  I have
>extension cords in 10g, 12g and 16g sizes and fuse the rigrunner
>for the equipment on the far end (but never exceeding the cable
>wire's capability).

  That's exactly the way that I do it and encourage others to do
  it except that I don't use a RigRunner but I do have the
  functional equivalent.

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   73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
   Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402





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