[Elecraft] Power Poles

[Stephen Roberts]

The last batch of PP's I purchased were pre welded together, which is very convenient. A spot of super glue also works well.

Steve
W1SFR

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On Jun 17, 2013, at 5:35 AM, "Fred Smith" <mfsj at totalhighspeed.com> wrote:

> When I first tried my hand at power poles they came apart as soon as I put
> them together. Had issues for some time till I finally showed a friend one
> of them and he said no wonder you prepped them great, the problem but all
> are installed upside down 8>(
> 
> For some time now all of mine are very dependable and used for almost
> everything. The key to it if you're going to be installing many is a good
> quality crimping tool.
> 
> 
> 73,
> Fred/N0AZZ
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> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Art Bross
> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:25 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] PowerPoles
> 
> If they are coming apart easily then you are not building them right. I have
> done thousands and learned a few things in the process. (I make and sell
> cables at hamfests.) They should take at least 10 pounds of pressure to pull
> them apart. It should take enough pressure to connect them that you should
> hear a 'snap' when putting them together. Take a look at the front end of
> the pins. You should see at east 1/16 to 1/8 of pin sticking up above the
> plastic shell when assembled right. If not, take a screwdriver and put it
> under the pin and pry it up until the pin just rests on the spring. Ideally
> the pin should just rest on the top of the spring, not push down on it.
> Crimping them tends to bend the spring down so they should be bent straight
> before inserting them into the housings. You may also have to do this
> adjustment if the connector gets used a lot. People think that assembling
> these things is a simple process but there are some nuances to getting them
> right. Worst case, if  you don' t want them coming apart use the plastic
> clips or make a U clip out of a piece of 12 gauge wire. I've also used 1/2
> inch staples from the hardware store.
> 
> What really torques my jaws is people who put PowerPoles down who can't put
> them together right.
> 
> Art
> 
> KC7GF
> 
> 
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