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

[Woody]

Hi Jerry:

The web page is very confusing.  Yes, the "DC30-10 " contains all of the
parts for 10 pair of connectors.  I recommend that you buy a few extra
contacts so that you can reuse the connectors in the future if you need to
make any changes.

73,

Woody
KJ4SO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Flanders" <jeflanders@comcast.net>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Icom] DC Power Connectors (Original Subject was Icom] IC-706
Power Cable)


> Woody,
>
> Sounds like you have bought them. Does the "DC30-10 30 AMP, 10 Pair Bag -
> $9.00" (plus the shipping) order actually give me ell the bits and pieces
> for 10 black and 10 red wires (10 radios)? I'd like to get a check in the
> mail while I am thinking about it.
>
> I checked out the  http://www.dcpwr.com/standard.html  pages. I was about
> to get out the checkbook and order 10 of these when I realized maybe you
> have to order different bits and pieces and assemble them to get a
> conventional connector ready to use (They list all the bits and pieces
> separately). I tried to verify on the factory pages, but can't find a
> description of the part I think you are referring to (DC30-10).
>
> Jerry W4UK
>
>
> At 00:31 1/9/03 -0500,you wrote:
> >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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