[Kenwood] Power Plug Pin Sizes

[Jim W7RY]

Correct Cliff... The pins (and plugs for that matter) are not Molex nor are 
they AMP. I have tried both manufactures of pins and the Japanese pins are 
different.

And the Chinese knockoffs do fit, but you have to find the RIGHT ones. Most 
of what is sold by Quick Silver and others are not the correct pins. I have 
not tried the cables from the fellow that sells on QTH.com to see if they 
are the correct size pins.

73
Jim W7RY



-----Original Message----- 
From: Clif Holland
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 12:35 PM
To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Dead TS-850 Revival

The Japanese mfgs used their version of a "Molex" plug. The pins are not
the same as the US version and don't match. The US uses either .062 or
.093 pins and the Japanese is in the middle and won't work with either.

Clif Holland KA5IPF
www.avvid.com
214-850-0973

On 5/26/2017 11:46 AM, Jim W7RY wrote:
> What I meant to say that the FEMALE receptacles on the aftermarket power 
> cables and plugs are usually to large to make a good fit onto the radio 
> male pins. I've got lots of defective ones purchased from various internet 
> sources that are not the right size.
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim W7RY
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 11:28 PM
> To: Chuck N7BV ; kenwood at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Kenwood] Dead TS-850 Revival
>
> The male pins are probably too small. That is a BIG problem with 
> aftermarket
> plugs and cables.
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Chuck N7BV via Kenwood
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 7:17 PM
> To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Kenwood] Dead TS-850 Revival
>
> GE,
> Thank you for the suggestions.  Turns out the six pin power cable/plug 
> went
> bad.
>
> I made a new cable with a new plug and so far testing (abt 40mins) into a
> dummy load looks good.
> Again thank you all for the responses.
> 73, Chuck N7BV
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