On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:32:57 -0500, Craig Rairdin wrote: >I've never understood the fascination with these connectors. >They seem rather flakey and cheap to me. You don't always get a >solid connection. They move around too much especially with a >heavy-conductor wire hanging off them. If you're going to depend >on a friction fit, then give the thing some friction.
The moving-around-factor and reliability was, in my case, cured when I learned to do proper crimps with the proper tool. The "problem" with keeping the two mating connectors together is easily solved by using a neat little clip that's in the Anderson line which clips over both connectors in a tight fit and also has the advantage of a postage-stamp-size flat surface where one can mark the circuit name and power flow direction with a white or silver "Sharpie" or as I use, paint pen. -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
