[aprssig] 12V wiring ideas

[Lee Mushel]

Are you sure that because of the extreme conditions you describe you haven't 
taken steps to make sure that none of the connectors are stressed (because 
of care you took when installing all cables?)   I have trouble simply 
keeping an Elecraft transverter connected---any movement results in 
"connector failure."

Lee   K9WRU
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>I also neglected to mention that the Jeep was hit broadside by a very large
> pickup truck.  Damages were around $10,000 to the Jeep after all was said
> and done.  The Power Poles remained connected.  (The other guy was at 
> fault,
> and his insurance paid to repair the Jeep).  Between that, the jarring you
> can experience during rock crawling, and some of the back "roads" it has
> been on, they stay connected.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of aprssig at k7ftp.net
> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 7:18 AM
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>
> I can personally attest to the fact that the Power Poles will stay 
> connected
> in a mobile installation under some rather extreme stresses.  Check out 
> the
> Jeep section of http://www.JeepGunner.com and this article specifically
> http://www.jeepgunner.com/jeep/mfj1.htm.  That Jeep hit some very extreme
> trails (Moab and other places) and very rough dirt roads at speed from 
> time
> to time.  We never once had one disconnect on us - they always stayed 
> tight.
> We used Power Poles at multiple points for the overhead mounted radios as
> well.
>
> James Bell Jr. - Editor - www.JeepGunner.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aprssig-bounces at tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces at tapr.org] On Behalf
> Of Bob Burns W9RXR
> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 5:00 AM
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>
> The one concern I have about Anderson PowerPoles is that they are not a
> positive locking connector. They depend on friction to stay connected.
> Without some sort of lock, they could vibrate apart, especially in a 
> mobile
> installation. Don't get me wrong--I love PowerPoles and use them in other
> applications. But they do have limitations.
>
> For my mobile installs, I use a Blue Sea Systems blade fuse block.
> They are available with either 6 or 12 individually fused circuits and 
> they
> use screw terminals for a positive, vibration resistant connection. The
> block comes with a cover so your connections are protected. And the design
> makes for a low-profile installation without wires sticking out
> perpendicular to the panel on which the fuse block is mounted. You can buy
> these fuse blocks from West Marine (on-line or at one of their many stores
> around the country). A little pricey, but I've never had any problems with
> them.
>
> Bob...
>
>
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