[TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors

Thomas Noel tnoel at mac.com
Mon Nov 17 14:13:18 EST 2014


Bill,

Doesn’t sound like anyone is going to change your opinion. 

What happens if I bring a piece of equipment to your shack/Field Day Op or you bring one to mine?

The Emcomm world has pretty much standardized on PP with an agreed polarity just for this reason  —  everything works everywhere.

Tom
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> On Nov 17, 2014, at 10:53 AM, Bill Turner <dezrat at outlook.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, 17 Nov 2014 11:12:59 -0700, Larry wrote:
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>> I don't know about you, but for me, it's easier than it
>> looks to hook up the ring terminals in the wrong order.  Power pole
>> connectors, if you build them right to start with, are never wrong, no
>> matter how many times you plug and unplug them.  With old fashioned stuff,
>> every reconnection is a new opportunity to screw up.
> 
> REPLY:
> 
> If you don't like ring terminals, use the spade type male and female
> connectors. Male for negative source, female for positive source.
> Can't plug them in wrong either. 
> 
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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