[Elecraft] Crimped vs soldering

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Both Powerwerx (www.powerwerx.com) and Quicksilver Radio 
(www.qsradio.com) offer 5 or 6 foot power cables with APP 
on one end and 1/4" ring terminals on the other for those 
who do not wish to assemble their own. 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron 
> D'Eau Claire
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:52 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Crimped vs soldering
> 
> 
> Don wrote:
> 
>  slip a 2 inch length of heat 
> shrink over the wires before installing the APP housings and 
> shrink it 
> up close to the housing after assembly.  Even a single layer of heat 
> shrink will afford a lot of protection for the wires.
> 
> ------------------------
> 
> Excellent suggestion. The objective is to make sure the 
> flexing that does occur isn't concentrated on a small area of 
> exposed strands between the insulation and the connector, 
> whatever form of attachment to the connector is used. 
> 
> Shrink tubing that keeps that area at least as stiff as the 
> rest of the wire will avoid that. 
> 
> Ron AC7AC
> 
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