Hi TT'ers. What is the most economical and/or preferred method of disconnecting rotor wires, remote coax switch wires, etc., when not in use? Cinch-Jones plugs? And who has the best deals on such con
cannot remember, one of the rotor rebuilders is providing such as an installation and upgrade to any units sent to him for repair and rebuild. fwiw chas k5dam ________________________________________
I used two 4 Pin Trailer connectors - back to back. That is one has the female on the rotor and the other has the male on the rotor with the matching pieces on the cable. They are designed to be used
Six pin trailer type connectors (male, female) are used on the TIC Ring and T2X rotators. The connector's sex at the rotor is opposite used on the back of the rotor control. Helps when trouble shoot
I use Jones plugs for my rotators and DIN plugs for all the rest. The latter may seem surprising, but their current rating of 1 ampere at 100 volts is more than adequate for my stackmatch, remote rel
QUICK-CONNECT (QC) Finally, a weather-resistant locking connector to replace the infamous terminal strip in all CDE/Hygain rotators. The "Quick-Connect" will be the last plug you ever buy for your ro
I sold a bunch of 8 pin trailer connectors at Dayton 2008. I think I have 3 pairs left. Doug The water jump is long and the barrier may be high, you might break every bone, but it's so much fun to fl
They are called AMP Circular Plastic Connectors. I bought some from Jameco, http://www.jameco.com They are Amp Circular Plastic Connectors: Jameco # AMP# 495103 206708-1 - plug, female, 9 pin, cable,
Those AMPs sound like they might be an excellent substitute for my Jones plugs, which are hard to mount neatly in an aluminum panel and tend to get flaky after a while. I should clarify - I don't use