[Elecraft] Power pole for K3?

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Tom Childers, N5GE wrote:
>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".

Like the West Mountain 04 and 05 accessory dies - a hex crimp squeezes 
the terminal inward onto the cable from six sides.

> 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.

The photo on the West Mountain website doesn't show this clearly, but 
the sketches on the Anderson website suggest four inward dimples - is 
that right?

Sorry I was being too restrictive about the types of crimps that will 
work with APPs. The point I was trying to make was that many of the most 
common kinds of crimpers will not work, because they squeeze the 
terminal out sideways, and then it won't fit into the housing.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
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