[Elecraft] bad choice: Anderson PowePole connectors

[james1787 at aol.com]

I am new to APP's. I picked up the Racheting crimper from West Mountain 
Radio and a bag full of APP's at Dayton this year. So far they seem to 
crimp nicely. If you're careful, you can even get 10 guage wire on the 
30 amp connections (I forgot to buy 45 amps..). What I like about them 
is that they seem to be emerging rather strongly as a standard. The 
ARES/RACES folks use them. ARRL 'endorse' them. Heck, if Elecraft is 
using them they have to be good!! If crimped right, these can last a 
long long time. To keep the + and - housings together, I used a 'dot' 
of r/c aircraft 5 min epoxy in the channel and slid them together. By 
'dot' i mean I dab a toothpick in the epoxy mixture and simply place a 
'dot' in the channel. I figure I'll never have a need to pull the 
housings apart so might as well make it permanent. Thin CA (Superglue) 
glue is a little bit messy for me.. with working with wood it's great 
but with plastic I've found it tends to go places you don't want. I 
suppose thick CA might work ok but I still prefer a 'dot' of epoxy.

My only pet peeve is that they can come apart easily, but then again so 
can other types of connectors. If it has to stay together in an 
environment subject to vibration - a zip tie can work wonders. I like 
them and I will continue to move my other equipment over to APP's.

I just wish I could get an APP connector on the back of my K2 
(Non-100W). I'll add that to the wishlist along with my choice in case 
color :)

73,
James KB2FCV

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