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Re: [TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors

To: "Larry Loen" <lwloen@gmail.com>, "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors
From: "Steve Baughn" <baughn@centurylink.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:57:24 -0500
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Agreed..

-----Original Message----- From: Larry Loen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:53 PM To: Keith Dutson Cc: Towertalk ; Bill Turner Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors
Yeah, at this point, it is getting ridiculous.

Who wants to be against this proposition:

Those arguing about 1.32 per connector and less probably own at least one
HF rig that cost between 2000 and 6000 US dollars and an HF amplifier that
cost between 1000 and 6000 US dollars.

I wouldn't take that bet.  Anyone else?

But, gotta show your "street cred", or something, because (apparently) we
must argue over pennies to hook it all up.

Use power pole or not as it pleases you.  The original question was "why
does anyone use it" and that's been amply answered.  Whether you are
persuaded or not or would do the same thing or not is beside the point.
There are plenty of folks who gave reasonable answers.

The rest is just short arm display.


WO7R

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Keith Dutson <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

What a waste of towertalk reflector messages.  No wonder I am getting so
many messages.

Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Bill
Turner
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 12:20 PM
To: Towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors

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On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:26:06 -0800, Jim Lux wrote:

>
>StaKon ring lugs from #8 screws are 66.45/100 from Grainger for the
>blue AWG 12-14, that's $0.66 each.  So to wire up two wires, it would
>be $1.32, which is *more* than the power pole.

REPLY:

Mouser has ring terminals for 10-12 wire with #8 hole at $10.03 for 50,
Mouser part number 7113K48.

To wire two wires would be 40 cents.

They also have that size uninsulated at $11.21 per 100 if you don't mind
using heat shrink or electrical tape. Or nothing.

Like the song says, you gotta shop around.

73, Bill W6WRT
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