[Elecraft] Securing PowerPoles

[Gary Bartlett VE1RGB]

    A small drop of hot-melt glue at the hole works well too, and peels 
off if one has to disassemble.

Gary, VE1RGB


Neal Enault wrote:
> Being inherently cheap, I try to avoid buying commercial solutions.
>    
>   Mated PowerPole connectors can be secured by passing a skinny tie wrap, or a piece of hookup wire through the holes that are created when two "blocks" are dovetailed together.  It's a little awkward to describe this technically, because in aerospace parlance, a mated connector consists of two connector halves.  I'm not sure how to describe PowerPoles when each connector half consists of two pieces.  hi hi
>    
>   When terminating small gauge wires in PowerPoles, strain relief is always a concern.  Simply pass a piece of hookup wire through the "hole" and take both ends back alongside the wires entering the PowerPoles.  Add a few turns of electrical tape and secure with a tie wrap. 
>    
>   72, Neal WA6OCP
>   K3/10/305
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