[KL7AA] Anderson Power Poles for ham radio equipment

[Jim Larsen]

 From a thread about using Anderson Power Poles

Anderson Powerpoles - Crimper style
Stephen Roberts steverob at shoreham.net
Wed Sep 26 14:35:39 EDT 2012

It is not recommended that you solder crimped connections as it actually 
can lead to corrosion and failed connections. Another major plus for the 
APP's.

 From another forum

"For stranded wire a proper crimp connection is more reliable than a 
soldered connection.
This is not opinion, it is fact based on studies conducted by NASA, IPC 
and JEDEC.

You will not find a single soldered wire connection in any production 
vehicle manufactured today. EVERY wire connection in the space shuttle 
or any satellite and EVERY wire connection in any military airplane, 
ship, boat or ground vehicle is a crimp connection.

Why soldered connections fail:
The solder binds the wire strands together and does not let them flex.
Solder contains flux which is corrosive, it wicks into the wire under 
the insulation and cannot be cleaned.

Do yourself a favor and learn how to make a proper crimp connection.
Get a good pair of crimper's and the correct connectors to go with them."
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Lee Mairs (SAG) lmairs at sagcorp.com
Wed Sep 26 11:49:53 EDT 2012

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The crimp tool from Mountain West radio is a must IMHO.  I've heard tell 
that there are cheaper crimpers that work, but I haven't been able to 
get one I would trust.
73 de Lee  KM4YY
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References:
http://www.westmountainradio.com/product_info.php?products_id=PWRcrimp
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/

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Jim Larsen, AL7FS
Anchorage Alaska
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http://www.AL7FS.us/