[Elecraft] Power pole connection comes loose
Greg Troxel
gdt at work.lexort.com
Mon Dec 3 21:40:32 EST 2012
I was working cw with about 95 watts when my K3 shut down. I checked the
power pole connection and it had come slightly loose and was pretty warm,
so I let it cool and then re inserted it to the radio, and this seems to
work OK. I've seen some comments about how to make this a more positive
connection. I don't see the roll pin hole on the radio connector?
The other powerpole issue is using a cheap crimp tool, where the pin can
be bent. While I concur 100% with Don's advice about the pins clicking
over the lower pieces, even with them in place they can make bad contact
if they are bent.
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