On the crimping vs. soldering thread for the Power Pole connectors....
I would be extra careful about putting them on with a torch. It is very
easy to overheat a pin this way. Two things can ruin the metal connector
being soldered on. Too much heat can:
1. cause the plating to be damaged and increase the resistance of the
mechanical connection.
2. Anneal the metal connector taking the stiffness or "spring" out of the
metal, and cause poor contact an mating.
I usually crimp them because I happened to have a tool already that did a
wonderful job. This was an "AMP" number 29004-1 hand crimp tool. Notch "G"
works really great on the barrels of the pins commonly supplied with them.
Also other notches of this tool will crimp MOLEX large and small pins well.
Also it will do the usual red, blue and yellow barrel lugs too.
If you see one of these tools at a hamfest or want to buy a crimp tool, this
one tool will do just about everything I have run across.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
PS: I hasten to add......Tyco-AMP makes an "imitation" of the Anderson
Power pole connector. My advice: stay away from them. The plastic
housings and the inner contacts are shoddy compared with the Anderson
product!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Kopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 5:29 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] More about Anderson PowePole connectors
A more specific question ...
I'm told that the actual connector/s mate on only one
side and therefore can loose tension over time and/or
with usage, resulting in less current carrying capacity
and overheating at higher current levels, which then
melts the housing.
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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