[Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

[Roger D Johnson]

Or at least kill your idiotic comments!

On 3/13/2014 2:53 PM, GRANT YOUNGMAN wrote:
> I kind of hope that Eric comes in and kills this thread.
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> I have NEVER had the power poles “fall out” of the back of my K3.  That said, I don’t pick up my radio and try to throw it across the room, I don’t have my cables arranged where I can easily get them tangled in my feet and pull them loose, and I don’t rearrange my desk (apparently nearly as frequently as most) by sliding the radio to and fro daily.  It is true that if I were to pull the radio off of the front of the desk, the power poles would pull out.  It is also true that if I threw a brick at a window, it would likely break …
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> Grant NQ5T
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> On Mar 13, 2014, at 1:29 PM, Roger D Johnson<n1rj at roadrunner.com>  wrote:
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>> Ok...Let me ask YOU. Do you own a K3 and have you done this?
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>> 73, Roger
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>> On 3/13/2014 2:22 PM, Art Bross wrote:
>>>>> Careful, Bill. You're about to be flamed by the Power Pole Police! You
>>>>> know, those
>>>>> that insist that insist that it takes 2700 lbs of force to disconnect PPs
>>>>> or that you, in
>>>>> your stupidity, have assembled the connectors improperly!
>>>>>
>>>>> I've had them come apart several times when futzing around the back of my
>>>>> desk
>>>>> sending my K3 into never-never land!
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Roger
>>> Powerpoles done right are wonderful. (I drink the Powerpole koolaid)  Properly done they are one of the least expensive 30 amp connectors at $1 per connector. A simple tie- rap, piece of large solder, short 'U' made of 14G wire, or even 1/2 inch staple between the holes will keep the from coming un-done.
>>>
>>> Refrain from futzing around the back of the desk!
>>>
>>> Art - KC7GF
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