Both Powerwerx (www.powerwerx.com) and Quicksilver Radio (www.qsradio.com) offer 5 or 6 foot power cables with APP on one end and 1/4" ring terminals on the other for those who do not wish to assemble their own.
73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron > D'Eau Claire > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Crimped vs soldering > > > Don wrote: > > slip a 2 inch length of heat > shrink over the wires before installing the APP housings and > shrink it > up close to the housing after assembly. Even a single layer of heat > shrink will afford a lot of protection for the wires. > > ------------------------ > > Excellent suggestion. The objective is to make sure the > flexing that does occur isn't concentrated on a small area of > exposed strands between the insulation and the connector, > whatever form of attachment to the connector is used. > > Shrink tubing that keeps that area at least as stiff as the > rest of the wire will avoid that. > > Ron AC7AC > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
