[Icom] IC-706 Power Cable

Wed, 8 Jan 2003 19:48:46 -0800

Sorry to jump in so late, I hope this thread is still alive.

On the recommendation of a buddy, I did this even cheaper. I bought a pair
of 30 amp 110 volt in-line power connectors at Home Depot. Something like $5
or less each. I use the 3-prong ones with the two blades that are
purpendicular to each other so you can't accidentally plug the radio into a
standard 110v outlet that has the parallel blades. Super cheap, easy to
find, and work great.

73,
-- Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Mark Smith
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 7:53 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Icom] IC-706 Power Cable
>
>
> How about bypassing the molex connector altoghter?
> Leave the factory connector permanently attached to the radio, and
> install something like Anderson Powerpoles inline after the
> fuses.  This
> way all you have to do is simply find a spare piece of comparable wire
> and put powerpoles on it.
> This may not meet your needs, but it adds flexibility in a great way.
> The powerpoles become the standard connector for radio this
> way, and not
> an expensive factory replacement.  Saves wear and tear on the factory
> connector too.
>
>
> �
> 73 de NG5L
> SSG Mark Smith
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