[TowerTalk] Parallel Connections

[Martin Flynn]

Take a look at this: 
https://hackaday.io/project/10489-powerpole-distribution-block Would not 
be a major issue to scale this to 4 conductors. As KZ1W noted, the 
connector shells can be had in colors to match the Green Heron cabling 
scheme.

BTW, If you don't want to etch a board, you can solder brass machine 
screws into a powerpole contact to bolt it to a bus bar .

See 
https://www.vandapower.com/site/products/connectors/APP%20Powerpole/APP%20powerpole%20-%20product%20sheet.pdf 


73 Martin

On 1/1/2020 9:03 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:
> Powerpole blocks/strips exist for 4 to 12 positions so each one 
> jumpers 2 "poles".  You can get the insulator in many colors so that 
> could provide encoding of the plugs.
>
> Or make a "super block" 8 wide by 12 position from individual poles 
> using the PCB pin.  Soldered bare wire jumpers for each "pole".
>
> Grant KZ1W
>
> On 1/1/2020 16:43, Stan Stockton wrote:
>> I am looking for ideas on something off the shelf or easy to make that
>> would allow you to parallel multiple sets of up to eight wires using
>> plug in connectors.  Currently I am using a couple of Green Heron
>> bases to simultaneously switch three 2x6 position coax switches.
>> Everything works but is a little messy with 12 sets of four wires
>> twisted and taped together.
>>
>> It would be great to have a box that had about six sets of eight
>> receptacles for the same type of terminal block connector as provided
>> by Green Heron that could be somehow be configured for what you
>> needed.
>>
>> Other than an old style terminal strip with screwed down terminals
>> does anyone have any ideas on how to improve on having a bunch of
>> wires twisted or soldered together and taped up?
>>
>> Thanks...Stan, K5GO/ZF9CW
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