[Icom] Icom PS-125

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 07:51:47 -0700

Have you tried emailing him?

He has answered my questions before without any problems.

You might even ask if he would simply sell you the connector and pins by
themselves.  It may save him the trouble of putting one together and you the
trouble of cutting the lugs off and splicing the wires onto it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Steve [SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent:	Friday, July 25, 2003 7:40 AM
> To:	[email protected]
> Subject:	Re: [Icom] Icom PS-125
> 
> I see those two connectors on the Powerwerx web site. The chassis mount 
> connector has what appears to be three wires inserted into it. Can those 
> three lugs be removed from the connector once inserted? Do they 
> latch/lock in such that they cannot be removed? If they can be removed, 
> how? Special tool needed?
> 
> Looking at the Powerwerx web site, I don't see the pin plugs that you'd 
> need for the chassis mount connector. Wonder where you'd get those?
> 
> Anyone know a manufacturer and part number for the chassis mount
> connector?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Steve
> K8JQ
> 
> Roy Sakabu wrote:
> > Why don't you just make one?
> > Get a plug that looks like the rig's back side, wire up some 12 gauge
> wire
> > and put another power plug on the end.
> > 
> > $10 for the chasis connector, $7 for the power plug.
> > 
> > Powerwerx carries them, so do others I suppose.
> > 
> > Icom may have done this to reduce both IR drop and RF pickup since they
> > don't know how RF dirty everyone's shack is.
> > 
> > On older Icom P/S's the power cords were quite long and you really could
> put
> > the power supplies under a desk.
> > 
> > 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From:	W0YG Charlie Summers [SMTP:[email protected]]
> >>Sent:	Wednesday, July 23, 2003 1:53 PM
> >>To:	Icom Reflector
> >>Subject:	[Icom] Icom PS-125
> >>
> >>Why does the PS-125 have such a short radio power cord (not line cord)?
> >>Does anyone know of an extension cord that might be available?  The
> short
> >>cord forces you to dedicate counter space to a logical under counter
> unit.
> >>
> >>73,
> >>
> >>Charlie, W0YG..>>
> >>
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