[Elecraft] Anderson Power Pole Turtotial and Tool Suggestion

[Don Wilhelm]

Gentlemen,

I would be very cautious of a crimp made with a tool that looks like 
that Harbor Freight model.
It appears to produce a 'point contact' type crimp rather than a crimp 
over a large surface.  Crimps of that nature can lead to high resistance 
contacts (and resulting heating and even fire hazard) due to the small 
area of copper that is crimped.

If one should use a tool like that, crimp lightly to hold the wire and 
then solder well to assure a good connection.

73,
Don W3FPR

Julius Fazekas n2wn wrote:
> This was in the April 2009 of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club Scuttlebutt,
> evidently from Tom, N1MM.
>
> Well worth reading for a better understanding of the "How to" of APPs.
>
> Too, a cheap but effective looking tool from Harbor Freight is noted.
>
> http://www.wakeares.org/powerpole/index2.html
>
> 73,
> Julius
>   
>