[TenTec] Orion Power Out

[Rick W]

As has been discussed by others, I too noticed the Orion power plug was the same as my Argo V.   I noticed that the 100 watt TEN-TEC Eagle uses Power Pole connectors and felt that if it was good enough for the Eagle why not the Orion.  Converting the Orion to this type of connector has been described on this list and is on the TEN-TEC Wiki at:

     http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=orion_molex_to_power_pole_mod

I run #10 wire from my PS to the Orion and it has worked flawlessly for a couple of years now.

73,
Rick
VE7TK

Website: http://www.ve7tk.com

To:TenTec reflector <tentec at contesting.com> 
Subject:Re: [TenTec] Orion Power Out 
From:art N4UC <n4uc at hotmail.com> 
Reply-to:Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com> 
Date:Sat, 12 Oct 2013 21:15:19 -0500 
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You are correct. It's because having the most reliable connectors on a radio is 
not nearly as powerful a marketing tool as a flashy display with a gazillion 
features that nobody actually needs. But since my profession for the last 40 
years has been the design of cable harnesses and connector interfaces for space 
vehicles, I'd rather have a radio that boasted about reliable connectors! >Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 22:00:23 -0400 >From: jrichards at k8jhr.com >To: tentec at contesting.com >Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Power Out > >For all the high technology that goes into these radios, it seems, to me  >at least, they have done precious little development on the power supply  >side. Not that you can improve on two wires, red and black, but the  >connectors all seem a tad archaic. > >Of course they have done even less to develop... knobs...    ;-) > >(sorry, getting silly) >________________________ K8JHR __________________ > > >On 10/12/2013 9:54 PM, art N4UC wrote: > >> The only Kenwood HF radios I've ever owned (930 and 940) just had AC  >> inputs, no DC. But I do like what they do with the vhf/uhf mobile rigs with  >> the pigtail and a connector on the end. >> >__________________________________________