I received a West mountain radio DC power pole distribution strip for Xmas
two years a GO.
What a blessing This device has standardized my the 13 12V dc boxes in the
radio desk .... one little 7 amp HEAVLEY filtered Lamada supply
provided the 13.5 V Buss .
Replacing a BOX full of Wall warts..... I also have a 4 slot unit for my cable
modem ,telephones bases and wifi switch .
the ICOM PRO II is hooked with Ring Terminal's and a tow wire Molex plug..
so I am not 100% Power poles :)
Wayne W3EA
> On Mon,11/17/2014 10:10 AM, Thomas Noel wrote:
> > I now buy ONLY 12v supply equipment, and I immediately cut the power cords
> > and install PPs. That way I can power/charge every single piece of gear
> > from a common power source ranging from car battery to wall wart to bench
> > PS.
>
> I do the same. Power poles came on the K2 that I bought around 2004.
> From that point on, I began standardizing on it. I've never used a
> crimper on them -- all of my Powerpoles are soldered. Except for power
> amps and computer, everything in my shack runs on 12V. My batteries and
> 12V power supplies have the much bigger gray Powerpoles installed, and I
> made adapters from that connector to multiples of the standardized
> red/black pairs. I have bought several of the 8-connector blocks, and
> use three of them in my shack.
>
> I do a lot of changing in my shack, adding gear, replacing gear that
> I've upgraded, taking stuff out of the shack for Field Day, California
> QSO Party county expeditions, and VHF grid trips. Powerpoles make all of
> that a LOT easier and cleaner. For CQP, we do four 600W stations. Each
> has Costco's biggest 12V deep cycle battery, a small 12VDC supply to
> float-charge it, and a Honda 2000i. Powerpoles make it much easier to
> combine equipment from multiple participants.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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