[Mobile-Portable] Best #10 Wire for Mobile Apps?

[N1KHB at aol.com]

Sorry I forgot to include the TYCO tech support number in my last post  
about the Mate-n-lok connectors.
800-522-6752.
Joe N1KHB
 
 
In a message dated 6/9/2009 12:05:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
doc at kd4e.com writes:

My view  is that the Mate-N-Lok successfully addresses the
weaknesses of th Molex --  making it what Molex should
have been if correctly designed.

I will  test them and report back.

Do you have a source for the connectors used  by Icom?

If they are not absurdly expensive I may test them as  well.

> D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote:
> As much as I dislike  Anderson Power Pole connectors,
> 
> these Mate-n-Lok appear to me  to be nothing more
> 
> than slightly (if that much) redesigned  Molex connectors.
> 
> I don't think much of what I see there and  would probably
> 
> stick with the PowerPoles rather than go  here.
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>  
> 
> Later connectors with LARGE  FLAT blades such as those
> 
> that are being used on some Icom  rigs would seem to be
> 
> a better choice.
> 
>   
> 
> 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
> 
> Oklahoma City, OK
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>>  Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:59:27 -0500
>> From:  doc at kd4e.com
>> To: mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net;  Amateur-repairs at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: Re: [Mobile-Portable]  Best #10 Wire for Mobile Apps?
>>
>> In the pursuit of  excellence for the components of my
>> fixed, mobile, and portable  communications setups I
>> placed an order for Ancor marine-grade #10  wire from
>> http://ShipStore.com last  evening.
>>
>> The price was the similar to the PowerWerx  wire but this
>> is superior.
>>
>> I am awaiting a  reply from DigiKey as to which specific
>> connectors I need in order  to convert everything from
>> Anderson Powerpoles to Mate-N-Lok. I  also asked them
>> to verify that the .250 connector is good to 39A  at 13.8VDC
>> when using #10 wire. I hope to place an order for  the
>> Mate-N-Lok connectors later today.
>>
>>  Thanks to all for the suggestions!
>>
>> --  
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>> Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
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