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Re: [TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:43:54 -0800
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On 11/17/14, 3:25 PM, Bill Turner wrote:
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:31:59 -0600, Kelly wrote:

DX Engineering is selling Powerpoles for $12.95 for a pack of 20.
Price is hardly a deal-breaker.
73, kellyve4xt
REPLY:

That particular connector is not too expensive, but some others are.
About a year or so ago I went looking for a splitter type PowerPole
for my K3 and it was about $20 for a single one.
Yes, but that's a specialized adapter.  Think of it as a custom cable 
with 3 connectors and you're paying for the fabrication of the cable, 
not the raw connector cost.  If you were paying for labor, on a one-off, 
giving someone a sketch of what you wanted, you *might* be able to get 
it done for $5-10 in labor (depending on labor overheads, etc.).  I'll 
bet it costs a lot less if you're a PowerWerx and assembling dozens at a 
crack.
It is true that a "multi-way" connector is easier to do with ringlugs 
(depending on how much clearance you have and how big your barrier strip 
is, etc.  I've stacked 3 lugs on one screw, but that's about the limit).
My usual expedient multiway PP solution is to take 2 short PP jumpers (I 
have a lot of 2 foot PP jumpers around), cut them in half, and use 
wirenuts to join the 4 reds and 4 blacks.  That gives me a 1:3 breakout.


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