[Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable

[ussv dharma]

The power pole connector cable I recd with my k3 has no place for a pin.

The darned thing keeps disconnecting.


HELP


Great Grandmaw Susan

If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm  AFA9SM                         USSV DHARMA 


--- On Sun, 7/25/10, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] DC Power cable
> To: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010, 6:41 AM
> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:13:22 -0700
> (PDT), ab2tc wrote:
> 
> >Where should I look for a top quality connector? 
> 
> I've converted all of my DC wiring to Power Poles, so I've
> put 
> together more than a hundred of these connectors. There are
> three 
> sizes of pins that fit the red and black shells used by
> Elecraft. 
> The small size is best for wires smaller than #18; the
> middle size 
> (most common) works up to #12, the larger size goes up to
> #8 (and 
> can be a very snug fit in the shell). I've always bought
> them from 
> hamfest vendors, but there are several vendors who
> advertise in QST 
> who sell them. They usually come in packs of ten, or ten
> pairs. I've 
> never crimped them, always soldered.
> 
> Remember that voltage drop is proportional to length, so
> shorter is 
> better. 
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
> 
> 
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