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Subject: Re: Anderson Power Poles
From: K8DNE <wh.reynolds@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:46:18 -0500
X-Message-Number: 14
Hi again.
When we spec. a new piece of fire apparatus or a new piece of police
rolling apparatus, it comes complete with 30amp A/P/P installation. It
is a very minor thing to get your equipment specified during the
order/bidding processes.
73.....bill
Scott Miller wrote:
>>I suppose for swapping rigs from ham to ham this might be handy however, if
>>there is a disaster and I ask a ham to jump in a water truck to be that
>>trucks communications, how is this standard going to help me? How is this
--
W. H. (Bill) Reynolds, K8DNE
A.R.R.L. Liaison F.C.C. Examiner
8821 Willowbrook Dr.
Rowlett, TX 75088-4614
Phone: 972-475-3854
E-Mail = <wh.reynolds@verizon.net>
Rowlett, TX RACES Radio Officer, Unit 801R
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Subject: Re: Anderson Power Poles
From: David VanHorn <dvanhorn@cedar.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 21:46:06 -0500
X-Message-Number: 15
>Most likely thru trial and error and years of experience. Kinda like how
>APRS has mushroomed to it's current state. IIRC, the molex was originally
>chosen for it's ubiquity. That said, I despise the molex and I'm sure
>others do too. Add to that fact that there is no gender on the power
>poles makes it a much better choice.
Also, if yours aren't made the same as the other guy's, you can reconfigure
one set so they match. Try THAT in 5 minutes, with a molex in the rain..
Where DID I put that pin-puller tool? I won't need to pull the pins on my
powerpoles, but I can do that with a pocketknife.
>Well, you can only plan so much. The thing is, they're at least planning
>ahead. And it's not like you can't relatively safely jam an alligator
>clip into a power pole (I said relatively safely).
Works fine, whip some tape around it, and run. It's plugged into something
that has a fuse, or better yet a self-resetting breaker, right?
I also have a bag of powerpoles in the car, for the power-pole impaired.
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Subject: Re: Anderson Power Poles
From: "JBCrafts" <jbcraft@adelphia.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:02:25 -0400
X-Message-Number: 16
I have made up APP jumpers with telco style (Popper) bed-of-nails 'gator
clips. These are nice, I can clip onto a battery terminal OR pierce the
insulation of the wire to get connection.
I also made up a jumper with a 5way binding post, one with a cigarette
lighter plug too. I also made up an octopus adapter, one 75A to 6 30A.
I have a battery box (one of those things that were being dumped after the
"Great Y2K Non-Event"... you know, has jumper cables and 150w inverter with
a SLA inside the case), I put a 75A APP connector on that, also have APP on
the battery in the van and one on the batteries in the motorhome... I also
put a 75A APP on the end of the jumper cables...
If the APP have a fault, it is the lack of panel mount connectors.
I agree about the Molex connectors... I have always hated those things, but
thread was beat to death a long time ago, and while halloween is rapidly
approaching, there is no need to resurrect that from the dead.
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Subject: Re: Anderson Power Poles
From: David VanHorn <dvanhorn@cedar.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 22:46:18 -0500
X-Message-Number: 17
>If the APP have a fault, it is the lack of panel mount connectors.
They make a panel mount thing.
I have it on my ammo boxes, four powerpoles.
http://www.action-electronics.com/anderson.htm
Scroll down a bit
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