[Elecraft] APP roll pins

[Don Brown]

Hi

I have been using these for several years and they are on all of my 12 volt 
stuff.  I mounted a 5 circuit RigRunner on my work bench that I can plug 
into to power radios I am working on.  I have used the roll pins but do not 
use them any more.  If you are careful to make the wires exactly the same 
length the connectors will not tend to come apart.  I have found the glue 
for PVC pipe works well to glue the connectors. I like it better than super 
glue. Use a tiny  bit on one side before you slide the dovetails together. 
If you think you need a roll pin glue a toothpick into the hole for the pin 
and clip off the excess with flush cutters. If it ever does come out at 
least it will not short out anything.


Thanks

Don Brown
KD5NDB

K3 S/N  0575

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From: "John   [K7SVV]" <k7svv at arrl.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 1:03 PM
To: "K3KO" <alsopb at nc.rr.com>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] APP roll pins

> K3KO's response is the best I have read in this thread so far and I agree 
> 100%.  I have been using and putting up with these APP's for at least 6-7 
> years and have learned that I always crimp them using a cheap crimper and 
> I always solder them too.  It took a while for me to learn (I am a slow 
> learner) that you must crimp it near the edge where the wire goes into the 
> connector.  Stay as far away as you can from the contact end so that you 
> don't deform it to the point where you can't insert it into the housing. 
> I don't use heat shrink tubing but I may in the future.  I know many of 
> you don't agree but this is what works best for me.  To me the APP's are a 
> pain to assemble and they are not reliable because they come apart too 
> easy even though they snap together properly.  I had to get these remarks 
> in before Eric pulls the plug which should be any day now.
>
> John    [K7SVV]
>
> P.S.  I use the roll pin.
>