[Elecraft] Power Poles...

[Steve Ellington]

I never mess with those PP connectors on the back of the K3. They feel like 
they would fall apart easily. I just leave them connected and at the other 
end of the cable, I wrap them around the power supplies (Astron RS35) 
terminal and tighten with a wrench. What a novel idea eh? I've been known to 
solder LUGS on the ends! I've even run 3 devices off the PS by stacking 
those lugs 3 deep on the big terminals. Never had a problem.
Oh....eventually the ends of the wire might wear out ....No problem...Just 
strip the insulation and start over.
For temporary splicing I usually wrap the wires together and slap some 
electrical tape on it. For permanent work, I use solder then tape. No 
special tools needed.
Steve
N4LQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at tx.rr.com>
To: "Elecraft Email" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Poles...


> 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:
>>
>> I did say I liked the APP for its versatility :-))
>>
>
>
>
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