[Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

[Jan]

I agree with Knut--I hope he will not kill this thread.
I disagree with Knut--I have never had a 3.5 mm phone connector pull out of my K3. I have had the Powerpole connector disconnect numerous times, simply by sliding the K3 forward or back on the desk.  I bought myself a bunch of Powerpole connectors and a crimper, and began using them in the shack and in the car.  I wish that I had not done this.

I will also agree with an earlier poster that #12 audio wires are more flexible than the red/black married pairs we normally see.  In my town, no one had the red/black wires, and I bumped into the audio type by serendipity (right next to the car wash).

73,

Jan, KX2A

Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:21:59 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....
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Hi,

I kind of hope he will not kill this thread. I really have no problem with
APP. I assemble my own, I solder them, I know how to click them together and
I have no problem with them separating from their mate or falling apart. By
far the worst connector to pull out or make connection problems on the back
of the K3 is the awful 3.5mm phone connectors. I do not know why they are in
such widespread use other than the fact that headset manufacturers put them
on their sets. If I pull my K3 forward on my desk (which I try to avoid)
these connectors are the only ones to come undone,*never*  the APP power
connector.

If I were to rate the connectors on the rear of the K3, this would be how I
would do it:

1. BNC - the most perfect connector in the world.
2. UHF - properly tightened, it's perfect.
3. RCA phono - with a good quality male, it's problem free.
4. APP - properly assembled, it has sufficient separating force.
5. Did I miss something here?
6. 3.5mm phone (mono and stereo) - never come across a pair that is not
intermittent when wiggled. Junk!

AB2TC - Knut