[TenTec] RD: Anderson PowerPole conversion on Orion I

[denton]

I pulled the oem fuse holder and jumpered in back of same...
After installing Powerpoles in both my orion and Omni 7, I ran an inline 
fuse holder on the pigtail going to the power supply.

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From: "Rick W" <ve7tk at yahoo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:31 AM
To: "Ten-Tec Reflector" <tentec at contesting.com>
Cc: <hglent at frii.com>
Subject: [TenTec] RD: Anderson PowerPole conversion on Orion I

> Working on the assumption that your Orion 1 is actually an Orion, the mod 
> your after is on the Ten-Tec wiki:
>
> http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=orion_molex_to_power_pole_mod
>
>
> 73,
> Rick
> VE7TK
>
>
> Website:  http://www.ve7tk.com
>
> Subject:[TenTec] Anderson PowerPole conversion on Orion I
> From:"Paul K." <hglent at frii.com>
> Reply-to:Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> Date:Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:49:30 -0400
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> Smoke from the Orion got my attention! While operating the Orion, I heard 
> a few click of a relay and the radio
> shut off.  I tried to power up with no results.  I pulled the power
> connection and the fuse.  The power connector is in good condition, but
> one of the spades on the fuse was burned and melted.  The fuse was not
> blown. Obviously, for some reason there was a build up of heat on the 
> spade
> connection of the fuse which resulted in the failure of the fuse 
> connector. I remember seeing something on this reflector about converting 
> the Orion
> over to the Anderson PowerPole connectors.  Please, some one direct me
> to the conversion information. Along the same line, has anyone come up 
> with a conversion of the fuse
> connector to the standard size fuses used in the Anderson and MFJ power
> distribution boxes? Thanks on helping me get the smoke put back in the 
> Orion. Paul K.
> WA0BAG
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