[Icom] DC Power Connectors (Original Subject was Icom] IC-706 Power Cable)

Wed, 8 Jan 2003 21:41:27 -0800

Doh! Oh well, at least I can pick up the Home Depot jobbers when I need them
on a whim. Thanks for the info Woody, I'll put the PowerPoles on my shopping
list for future wiring projects.

73,
-- Dave, WA0TTN

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Woody
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:31 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Icom] DC Power Connectors (Original Subject was Icom] IC-706
> Power Cable)
>
>
> David wrote:
> > 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.
>
>
> Sorry David, but at $10 a pair for the 120 VAC, 30 Amp
> connectors that you
> purchased at Home Depot, you could have bought 10 PAIR of the Anderson
> PowerPole 30 Amp connectors, for only $9, for all 10 pair of
> connectors.
>
> Check out: http://www.dcpwr.com/standard.html and follow the links for
> pricing and specs.
>
> The Anderson website is:
> http://www.andersonpower.com/products/pp/sp.html
>
> The are extremely reliable, very inexpensive, and have become the ARES
> standard connectors in many parts of the US.  These
> connectors are widely
> used by UPS manufacturers where reliability is mandatory.
> According to the
> DC Power website, the Anderson PowerPole has become the ARRL standard
> connector.
>
> The Anderson PowerPole is a Genderless design, that prevents
> connectors from
> being mated incorrectly.  The connectors can be stacked in
> any numbers of
> rows and columns for color coded multi-contact connections.
> The connector
> pins can be crimped easily with a common "Sta-Con" or
> Electrician's type of
> crimping tool.
>
> 73,
>
> Woody
> KJ4SO
>
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