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Mobile Power Connector choices?
On Dec 18, 1:10 pm, "xpyttl" wrote:
Icom VHF radios now all use the same T connector, and I believe almost all other major manufacturers have moved to that connector for VHF/UHF radios. Different connector for HF, tho. As KE7GKP points out, a *LOT* of groups are moving to Anderson Power Pole connectors as a common connector, and this is pretty convenient around the shack, too. Simply make a pigtail for each rig with an APP connector, and now anything can connect anywhere, and odds are your local club or ARES group will have a similar convention. Well, after some investigation online, it seems that the Power Pole solution is likely the most flexible for my purposes. The ARES group I'm in doesn't specifically specify a configuration, but many of the other groups in the area do specify the Power Pole. I also decided to continue this standard into my shack so I can move the various radios between various locations and not have to worry about coming up with power connections all the time. There are also some very nice distribution panels available from various manufacturers that use this standard. I also found a distributer that also has some clips that hold the connectors together in high vibration environments (like my cars) and they also had some dust covers to hopefully keep the dust and kids' fingers out when no radio is installed. I do wish that Anderson would put out a 2 conductor version of their "power pack" products. It would be nice if you could build these with built in clips and only have the size of 2 conductors instead of their minimum 4, but I guess there may not be a huge market for that. Well if they do come out with them in the future, it should be easy to retrofit if I want. Thanks for the help.. -= bob =- |
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