[Elecraft] More on the Anderson PP Thread...

[S Sacco]

I'll admit right up front that I didn't read every (alright...I hardly
read any of them them) posts about the Anderson PP's, so I apologize
if this was raised previously, but here goes:

I was making up some longer leads for my K3 and future K3 today, and
visited West Mountain Radio to review their "General Installation
Tips" page for the connectors.

I noticed one section, which said:


[QUOTE]
Do not use roll pins on Powerpoles! Some people supply roll pins with
Powerpoles(R). Do not use them, they can and will fall out, and
knowing Murphy, right in to your new radio causing smoke! Anderson
does not supply or recommend roll pins, they supply not roll pins but
much more expensive spiral pins, which are better. We have tested
both, even the proper spiral pins will fall out. If the pair of heavy
wires are squeezed together near the back of the connector, like you
might do when you pull the connector out, it will spread the bodies
apart slightly and out falls the pin.

We spoke to Anderson about this concern and they said that they
recommend using a cyanocrylic glue, Crazy Glue, hold the connector
bodies permanently together. They do not recommend their spiral pins
for critical applications. Normally the dovetail joints in the
housings hold well. If you find it necessary, glue them, don't use
pins. Make sure you have them assembled correctly BEFORE you glue,
they will be permanently bonded together with a cyanocrylic. All it
takes is a very small drop of cyanocrylic glue in the seam between the
red and black bodies.
[UNQUOTE]

Source: <http://www.westmountainradio.com/supportrr.htm>

Since Elecraft supplied the roll pin with the kit, I thought I'd pass
this along, for whatever it's worth.

Now I've got to remember to ask my XYL where the Crazy Glue is hidden....

73,

Steve NN4X