[Elecraft] problem with K2, KAT100 and K2100PA combo

[Bill Frantz]

I’m with Jim on this one. I particularly like that they are hermaphroditic, so I can not worry about which end is providing the current. Helps with battery charging for example.

The only failures I have had is when the metal “pins” are not fully inserted in the shell. (The curve at the end of the pin needs to go completely over the spring in the shell.) If not fully inserted, the connectors don’t firmly connect and become unreliable. They also disconnect easily. 

I can imagine that if you hot plug them enough, you can erode the connectors from the DC arc, producing unreliability. Note that the manufacturer specifically says not to hot plug them.

73 Bill AE6JV


> On Jul 12, 2022, at 20:13:32, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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> On 7/12/2022 4:44 PM, jerry wrote:
>> I personally do NOT like Anderson PowerPoles; I don't understand what people see in them.  One flat contact that slip-connects to
>> another flat contact.  I have not found them to be reliable.
> 
> I love them, use them extensively inside the shack and on all low-voltage DC. I began standardizing on them with my first K2, almost 20 years ago.
>