[Elecraft] Power Poles...

[Grant Youngman]

I'm actually not entirely sure how one reverses polarity with a properly assembled PP connector.  I suppose one could hammer them together in the wrong orientation?  :-)

It would also be simple enough for the manufacturers to solve the polarity problem by using a bridge rectifier at the power input, although that has a definite downside as well.

I like them also.  Even my rotator control cable and outdoor antenna switch disconnects are sets of power poles -- they are mounted in a housing (and pinned in place) that locks into its counterpart.  But it isn't possible to accidentally put the two connector sets together in anything but the correct orientation.  

As far as the two halves of a 2-pole power connector sliding apart or becoming slightly misaligned, a little drop of super glue when assembling the halves solves that problem nicely.

Power Poles, like them or not, have become the defacto standard.  Learning how to manage them is probably better than just grumbling about them -- at least until the next thing, whatever that is,  comes along to set a new standard.

Grant/NQ5T


On Jun 28, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Paul Christensen wrote:
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> I did say I liked the APP for its versatility :-))
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