[time-nuts] Anderson PowerPole (was Charles Wenzel GPSDO)

[Bruce Griffiths]

They aren't idiot proof though.

I've seen them assembled backwards so that the contact occurred on the flat springs with predictable results. 

Bruce

> 
>     On 22 June 2017 at 19:19 Tom Van Baak <tvb at LeapSecond.com> wrote:
> 
>     Wes, Don,
> 
>     I am quite surprised at the negative reaction to Anderson Power Pole connectors. I have found them the best DC connector out there. I have used them for a decade or two for all my DC feeds and have never had a problem: in my home lab, my car, even for my laptop charger. They are inexpensive, reliable, genderless (hermaphroditic) and easy to crimp. I use them for my 5V, 12V, 24V, and 48V supplies as well as my DC backup systems.
> 
>     What on earth are you doing with them that causes them to disconnect? I mean, they are not meant for towing or lifting or rappelling. For critical applications there is a plastic gizmo that keeps them mated; or just use a square or figure 8 knot on the cables.
> 
>     /tvb
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