[Elecraft] KPA 500

[Dave Cole]

Amphenol more than likely does QC...  So I would expect the majority of 
their connectors to be better than the possibly non QC tested 
connectors.  I doubt most resellers QC the connectors.  I am sure some 
do, but I would love to know which ones do.

73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
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On 4/10/20 10:19 AM, Buck wrote:
> A vendor at Dayton told me *all* are made in China, even the ones marked 
> Amphenol.
> 
> k4ia, Buck
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> On 4/10/2020 12:43 PM, Irwin Darack wrote:
>> Agreed. Many people buy the cheap ones made in China....and they fail.
>>
>> Irwin KD3TB
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 12:28 PM Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/10/2020 8:45 AM, Irwin Darack wrote:
>>>> In my experience, coax connectors, barrel connectors, etc. are always
>>> fail
>>>> points when there is a sudden increase in SWR as power is increased. 
>>>> They
>>>> oxidize over time and sometimes just reconnecting or replacing is the
>>> first
>>>> step before taking the amp apart.
>>>
>>> If this is happening, I'd suspect 1) the connectors have gotten wet or
>>> 2) the are JUNK connectors. If they aren't labeled "Amphenol," they're
>>> JUNK.
>>>
>>> 73, Jim K9YC
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