[Elecraft] Powerpole police here....

[Charlie T, K3ICH]

OK,  THAT's exactly the answer to my question.  There really ARE two 
different standard sizes.

I guess the only way to know which ones you have in your hands is to measure 
them.  I don't think I could tell the difference by eye.

Maybe if I knew I had one of each in my hands it might be possible to see 
the difference.

Thanks, Charlie k3ICH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Cutter" <d.cutter at ntlworld.com>
To: "Charlie T, K3ICH" <pincon at erols.com>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....


> There really are 2 different standards, ie there are 2 different parts 
> that are manufactured and it's a pain.  If a plug is hard to push in, then 
> it's probably not meant for that socket, even if it looks like it should 
> be.
>
> David
> G3UNA
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charlie T, K3ICH" <pincon at erols.com>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 10:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Powerpole police here....
>
>
>> 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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