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

[kd4e]

DigiKey has been wonderfully helpful, we have had several 
E-mail communications
today and are close to identifying what I need to prototype 
this.

I am using the #10 Ancor cable with the correct connectors 
(gold plated) in the
2-pin .250 Mate-N-Lok - with the #10 wire and connectors are 
good for 36A.

As soon as I have finalized the order I will post the parts 
list.

There may be 2-pin bulkhead mount Mate-N-Lok recepticals but 
they only carry
the 6-pin ones.  I may look for them in 2-pin elsewhere if I 
have trouble mounting
these securely.


> Why not just call TYCO tech support? Waiting for Digikey to get back could  
> take ages and will directly answer specific application questions. Let us 
> know  either way afterward. I'm not overly thrilled about power poles either 
> even  though they are the current darling amongst the general ham community.
>  
> 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.
>>
>>  
>>
>> 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
>>  
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>>  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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