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

[Jerry Flanders]

Thanks. Check is in the mail.

Jerry W4UK

At 12:25 1/9/03 -0500, you wrote:
>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. ...