[Elecraft] K3 and Power Poles

Ramon Tristani r.tristani at gmail.com
Tue Sep 13 09:46:01 EDT 2016


Don:

Thanks. I will inspect the connector carefully and if necessary I will replace it. Thanks to all for the good advice.

Ramon


> On Sep 13, 2016, at 09:41, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> One of the reasons some have trouble with APP connectors is that they have not been properly assembled.
> If you look at the end of an APP and can see the spring finger as well as the contact blade, it has not been properly assembled.  Give the contact blade a push from the wire side until the contact blade locks over the spring finger.
> If it will not lock, there may be solder on the contact blade preventing it from being fully inserted - remove the contact blade and either cut off the solder with a sharp knife or replace the contact blade.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 9/13/2016 9:29 AM, Detrick Merz wrote:
>> I have the same experience as Ken (dragging gear around by the power
>> cords), but I know of others who seem to have trouble getting PP connectors
>> to stay stuck. It would be interesting to find out why they seem so solid
>> for some people, and so unreliable for others.
>> 
>> 
> 
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