On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 19:15 +0000, ac9s@mchsi.com wrote:
> "The white multi-pin rectangular connectors used by Ten Tec for power
> on their radios during the 70s and 80s are Molex connectors. They
> come in several sizes. You buy the white housings and the pins
> separately. There are male and female housings and male and female
> pins. The newest Ten Tec radio I own is an Omni V, and it also uses
> Molex for power. Newark, Allied, Mouser, Digikey are the sources.
> They aren't very expensive and they're moderately robust, but
> they're a bit of a PITA, because once a pin is inserted in the
> housing, it's next to impossible to get it out without a special
> tool. And although they latch pretty solidly, it can be a PITA to
> unlatch them!
>
> The white multi-pin rectangular connectors used by Ten Tec for power
> on their radios during the 70s and 80s are Molex connectors. They
> come in several sizes. You buy the white housings and the pins
> separately. There are male and female housings and male and female
> pins. The newest Ten Tec radio I own is an Omni V, and it also uses
> Molex for power. Newark, Allied, Mouser, Digikey are the sources.
> They aren't very expensive and they're moderately robust, but
> they're a bit of a PITA, because once a pin is inserted in the
> housing, it's next to impossible to get it out without a special
> tool. And although they latch pretty solidly, it can be a PITA to
> unlatch them! "
>
> You can buy molex connectors in a variety of configurations at your local
> Radio Shack. Also, They make an inexpensive little tool that fits over
> individual pins, compresses the portion that expands, and allows one to
> easily remove them from the nylon housing. I use molex connectors in all my
> control lines - rotator, remote antenna switch, Steppir line - so that I can
> easily disconnect them when I am away from the radio. Some of these little
> connectors have lasted for 15+ years with nary a failure in a daily connect,
> disconnect cycle. I think they are one of the great bargains in our hobby.
>
But not the series that fits the power on vintage Tentecs. They might
have the mate for the remote VFO though. Last I checked the prices from
TenTec or Mouser for the power connector were nearly the same.
> Keith
> AC9S
> _______________________________________________
73, Jerry, K0CQ
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