[Elecraft] Power pole for K3?

Tom Childers, N5GE n5ge at n5ge.com
Sat Apr 19 07:06:18 EDT 2008


On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:06:27 +0100, you wrote:

[snip]
>It needs more than just "a" ratchet crimper - it has to be a hexagon 
>crimper of exactly the right size. Otherwise it's out with the soldering 
>iron, or pony up your $10.

I'm not sure what you mean by "hexagon".  The crimping dies I have (purchased
from West Mountain) are not hexagon shaped at all.  They are round with a raised
section that pushes the connector into the wire by making a dimple in the
connector sleeve.

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