[Elecraft] OT: APP strain relief

[david Moes]

For the fine wires, before crimping  I slide a short length about half 
to 3/4 inch length of shrink tubing with a diameter just big enough to 
fit over the crimped end on each lead    then I slide another piece of 
shrink tubing over both wires about 2 inches long and slide it out of 
the way for now.         once the crimp and soldering is done I slide 
the short tubing so that it is just covering the crimp then shrink it   
then I slide the terminals into the connector body and join the two  
together and line them up.    Then I slide the longer shrink that covers 
both wires as close to the APPs as I can and shrink it.   It makes a 
tidy strain relief    As a side note I never use the pins to hold the 
connector pairs together   I find that they can still come apart     
Crazy glue does  a much better and more permanent job.

73  Dave  VE3DVY

   .  On 4/24/2013 17:20, ab2tc wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have recently converted more or less completely to Anderson Power Poles
> for all my power supply needs. I use an 8-way "hub" from Powerwerx as my
> "distribution center". No fuses as the switching power supplies are current
> limited and probably failsafe in the event of most electrical component
> failures. For the big stuff, radios with #12 power wires I am not  worried
> about the lack of strain relief on the connectors. But for the flimsy power
> cables supplied with accessories like my KAT500, LP-100A, Lantronix serial
> servers I am. Has anybody found a good solution for this? Should I just fill
> the back of the connectors with epoxy or is there a better way?
>
> Knut - AB2TC
>
>
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