A single powerpole has no gender, but when they are attached together the
right way you can polarize them so they can't go together the wrong way. It
is also possible to make more than a 2 pole connector with your own custom
pin arrangement so they only plug in one way.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Michael Clarson
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 18:45
To: Bill Turner
Cc: Towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors
Bill: I felt the same as you for the longest time -- I resisted Powerpoles.
Ring terminals work just fine. That's until a friend was using them
exclusively, and I would bring some of my stuff to his place, so I got him
to give me a few. Put them on my equipment, now I LOVE them. OK - maybe love
is too strong, because one of the features of Powerpoles is they have no
gender. Its really pretty great to have all ones 12 Volt connections the
same. --Mike, WV2ZOW
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat@outlook.com> wrote:
> What am I missing about PowerPole connectors?
>
> It seems to me to be a solution in search of a problem. What do they
> do that you can't do with a crimp type ring terminal and a screw type
> terminal strip at much lower cost?
>
> It looks to me like someone wanted to make some money by inventing a
> product that didn't need inventing and then selling to hams as if it
> were a necessity.
>
> Am I wrong?
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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