Hi, I want to warn everyone about a problem I encountered with the 13.8 VDC power connector on my Orion I. Over time, stress on the cable can deform the pins inside the connector, resulting in interm
Never had a problem with the Orion power connector (on three different radios) -- no intermittents, no burn marks, no flickering. So it isn't necessarily true that the Orion power connector is someh
The dc connector has been one of my few gripes about TT rigs...from the 580 delta I had years ago, the Pegasus I used to have, the current Omni 6 and the Omni 7 that is on its way back to TT for a lo
Author: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:30:32 -0600
<SNIP> Yes it puts less strain on the connectors but it also uses far less precious rear panel space that needs to be filled with heatsink and fan openings in the modern ultra compact mobile rig. <SN
a pig tail with a much stouter dc connector...30 amp power poles. As a pig-tail, this is probably fine. However, I have measured as much as ~ 0.3 VDC dropped across properly crimped, standard-sized
I don't crimp my APP connectors...I solder them... and I agree about the brass bolts -- Original Message -- From: "Paul Christensen" <w9ac@arrl.net> To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@co
Author: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 15:56:30 -0600
I was taught at Collins Radio in 1963 that one NEVER depends on the pressure of a plastic for an electrical connection, whether hard or soft plastic. That makes the power pole unacceptable since its
Author: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 16:02:33 -0600
Solder and stranded wires has another problem. Industry has proven for any time a wire is flexed, a crimp connection lasts much longer than a soldered connection. That's because in the soldered conne
Agreed. On most crimped connectors, I solder only the very tip of the stranded wire after crimping the barrel, provided there's solder access at the tip of the connector. Nearly all crimped lugs all
Personally, I would be perfectly happy with insulated, quarter-inch brass bolts placed on the back of the transceiver, allowing the owner to connect directly from the bolts to the power supply Amen!