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Call Sign : 26-CT-3921 / M7GDA Posts : 139 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2020-12-22 QTH or Location : Lambourn Equipment Used : CRT SS9900, CRT ONE N, CRT Electro, UV-5r, B550p, HP-202, Sirio 4000, T2lT, Sharmans X-50, Diamond A430....and many bits of wire.
Subject: Simple power plugs for the CRT Electro?.... Wed May 11, 2022 1:16 am
Hi all,
I've been struggling to find a simple power solution for my 2m/70cm Electro, which I thought would be easy to find. For my 11m kit I use 50A cable with robust Anderson connectors, however that's a bit much to replicate for the Electro, which might possibly draw 10A maximum if I ever become fully qualified! In the meantime, I need to be able to connect the set to either a cigarette lighter socket when mobile or portable, as well as my 10A power supply at home, which has bare wire connectors. As such, I simply cut the factory supplied cigarette connector off the radio, so I'm now looking for a proper plug/unplug 10A DC connector which I can solder onto all my bits of wires..... I've tried the usual motor centers, but they don't seem to offer anything which is designed for easy plugging/unplugging, if you know what I mean?
Cheers
Simon.
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43CT016 Major contributor
Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 368 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: Simple power plugs for the CRT Electro?.... Wed May 11, 2022 8:57 am
Anderson Power Poles...almost the defacto standard for Amateur Radio.
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TheReverend Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-3921 / M7GDA Posts : 139 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2020-12-22 QTH or Location : Lambourn Equipment Used : CRT SS9900, CRT ONE N, CRT Electro, UV-5r, B550p, HP-202, Sirio 4000, T2lT, Sharmans X-50, Diamond A430....and many bits of wire.
Subject: Re: Simple power plugs for the CRT Electro?.... Fri May 13, 2022 10:58 pm
43CT016 wrote:
Anderson Power Poles...almost the defacto standard for Amateur Radio.
Cheers Jeff,
Got straight on to Farnells and ordered some. They arrived today and are exactly what I need.
Thanks again,
Simon.
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