> Come on! Why is the ridiculous Molex > connector considered a standard? Not because it's any better than the > APP but because it's what the manufacturers could get for pennies per > connector.
I designed a CNC control in the middle 70's and we used Molex connectors for DC power connections to the motherboard. These connectors normally had one insertion cycle on them, at most some had 5-10 cycles. They were so bad that the systems would fail and we would discover that the nylon had blackened with heat generated at the connection. We tried switching to gold contacts, and it helped, but the final solution was to hardwire (solder) the power leads to the board. So far my experience with the APP connectors is much better. Mark AD5SS _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
