[Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

[Charlie T, K3ICH]

That doesn't answer my question..... Are they REALLY   0.137795 inches or is 
3.5mm just a rounded off way to describe the same physical part using two 
different measurement standards?

73, Charlie k3ICH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ferrington, M0XDF" <M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk>
To: "Charlie T, K3ICH" <pincon at erols.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....


3.5mm is 0.137795 inches, 1/8 = .125, that's quite a difference in terms of 
a good contact.
-- 73 de M0XDF
Sent from my iPad

> On 15 Mar 2014, at 13:16, "Charlie T, K3ICH" <pincon at erols.com> wrote:
>
> Are they REALLY different, or is this just a convenient way to identify 
> them using two measurement systems?  Not trying to start a fight, but I 
> think it's worth knowing. Anybody know for sure?   I have found that a 
> particular "miniature phone" size plug to be very difficult to insert, so 
> it might be a fact.
>
> Sorta like a .38 cal is actually 0.357" and very close to (wimpy) 9mm.
>
> 73, Charlie k3ICH
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrington, M0XDF" 
> <M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk>
> To: "ab2tc" <ab2tc at arrl.net>
> Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 5:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....
>
>
>> 3.5mm & 1/8" are not quite the same size, so if you've put a 1/8" plug in 
>> a 3.5 mm socket, you might find this problem.
>>
>> I have no problems with my K3.
>> 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108)
>> -- 
>> If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he
>> will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
>> -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)
>>
>>> On 13 Mar 2014, at 19:21, ab2tc wrote:
>>>
>>> 6. 3.5mm phone (mono and stereo) - never come across a pair that is not
>>> intermittent when wiggled. Junk!
>>
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