[TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors

[Richard Thorne]

I did exactly that for my rotor connections inside the shack.  It works 
quite well for a quick disconnect for the rotor cables when a storm is 
approaching or I'm going to be away from the shack for extended period.

I ordered different color shells and use a single color on each cable 
which makes it easy for reconnection.

Rich - N5ZC

On 11/17/2014 12:52 PM, David Robbins wrote:
> A single powerpole has no gender, but when they are attached together the
> right way you can polarize them so they can't go together the wrong way.  It
> is also possible to make more than a 2 pole connector with your own custom
> pin arrangement so they only plug in one way.
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Michael Clarson
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 18:45
> To: Bill Turner
> Cc: Towertalk
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors
>
> Bill: I felt the same as you for the longest time -- I resisted Powerpoles.
> Ring terminals work just fine. That's until a friend was using them
> exclusively, and I would bring some of my stuff to his place, so I got him
> to give me a few. Put them on my equipment, now I LOVE them. OK - maybe love
> is too strong, because one of the features of Powerpoles is they have no
> gender. Its really pretty great to have all ones 12 Volt connections the
> same. --Mike, WV2ZOW
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com> wrote:
>
>> What am I missing about PowerPole connectors?
>>
>> It seems to me to be a solution in search of a problem. What do they
>> do that you can't do with a crimp type ring terminal and a screw type
>> terminal strip at much lower cost?
>>
>> It looks to me like someone wanted to make some money by inventing a
>> product that didn't need inventing and then selling to hams as if it
>> were a necessity.
>>
>> Am I wrong?
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
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