Aww, does that mean no one wants to buy the handful off Millen connectors I
have? I have never personally had an issue with them, though I don't think it's
the best design ever.
Someone mentioned John Doran's HV connector design at TimeFracture. I know John
and have seen his implementation. It's pretty bulletproof and very capable.
John is a HAM and active on RTTY on field day only typically, but
designs/builds a lot of meticulously engineered anachronistic stuff.
George, K0IW
On May 25, 2010, at 10:13 AM, Sam Carpenter wrote:
> I would worry that if I were SK and a less experienced ham played with it to
> help the estate? Antenna connectors look harmless, but having B+ there could
> kill a nice guy. I do agree with the Millen issue though. I got smacked
> hard. I had a rack-mount Henry amp with separate PS. The HT lead came up to
> that connector (which looked great). I reached behind the rack to take off
> the RF Input BNC and the palm of my hand brushed the HT Millen Connector. My
> elbow was next to the basement wall thank god. They young man that was with
> me saw fire come from my elbow to the wall. I had a smelly burned hole in my
> hand and a pretty good exit wound on my elbow. My arm was not of much use
> for a short while and hurt for a long time. Had my arm not been next to the
> wall, my family would have inherited a shoe with a whole in it. I don't know
> what the answer is, but those proposed are not the safest in my opinion.
>
> Sam, N9FUT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of James Colville
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 9:31 PM
> To: Lee Buller
> Cc: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] HV Connectors - Millen?
>
> Because they are dangerous.
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Lee Buller <k0wa@swbell.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> I have been reading this thread.... What I do not understand is why not
>> use Millen HV Connectors. They were used for years. What is wrong with
>> those?
>>
>> Lee - K0WA
>>
>>
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> Common
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