Howard,

Your explanation has given me a pretty clear picture of what an Anderson 
Power Pole looks like, as well as how it works.  I've been wondering for a 
long time whether I should get some of these things, and your very lucid 
explanation has convinced me that I should.  Thanks for sharing with the 
list.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 20:57
Subject: Re: Anderson Power Pole Dumb Question


> Dave,
>
> Take a look at one of the plastic housings.  One end is a little smaller
> than the other end.  On the smaller end, there is a rectangle hole that is
> off center.
> Now, take another plastic housing and slide one small end in to the other
> small end.
> Since the rectangular hole is off center, one wall is thicker than the 
> other
> side.  Orient one of the housings so that the thicker wall slides in to 
> the
> hole in the other housing.  Do this without having installed the terminal 
> in
> to the housings.  They will slide together very easily and will probably
> fall apart if you point one down toward the tabletop.
>
> Now look at the larger end of the housings.  The hole in this end is 
> almost
> round.
>
> This is the end from which you insert the terminal after it is crimped on 
> to
> the wire.
>
> Now look at the larger ends.  On two of the sides there is a groove and on
> the other two sides are a raised portion that will slide in to the groove 
> on
> another housing.  You must slide two of these housings together 
> side-by-side
> to make a single two part housing.  If you don't do this, you will not
> maintain the proper polarity and you will not know which one is red or 
> which
> one is black.
>
> To slide the housings together, put them side-by-side so that a raised 
> part
> is next to a groove.  Slide the raised part on one in to the groove on the
> other placing the end of the raised part in to the groove from the end 
> with
> the rounded hole, or the larger end.  Continue pushing them together until
> they are fully locked and side-by-side.  They are hard to slide together 
> and
> harder to get apart.
>
> When you put two of these together, you use one black and one red.  You 
> will
> insert the terminal on the red or positive wire in to the red housing and
> the terminal on the black or negative wire in to the black terminal.
>
> You will do this two housing thing on the power leads on your radio and 
> also
> on the power leads from your power supply.  Now you simply push the two
> pairs together and the polarity is always correct if you put the positive
> wires in to red housings and negative wires in to black housings.
>
> I know this is confusing, just examine the housings and it will make 
> since.
>
>
> If you still are having trouble, I will give you my phone number and I 
> will
> talk you through it.
>
> Howard #3
>
> ---- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 5:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Anderson Power Pole Dumb Question
>
>
>> Hi Howard,
>>
>> All right, I am back where I started, I guess.  When I looked at the
>> plastic housing that the metal tabs go into, my first impression was
>> that the plastic housing was actually in two parts that separated so
>> that different things could be connected together.  Neither I nor my
>> sighted XYL see a way to separte the housing into two pieces
>> though.  We watched both the video and tutorial on the Anderson
>> website and apparently are missing some essential point.  What comes
>> apart when you want to disconnect one device and connect
>> another?  Sorry to be so dense.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Dave, W7OQ
>>
>> At 03:50 PM 6/5/2014, you wrote:
>>>Dave,
>>>
>>>Normally you would not remove the terminal from the plastic housing 
>>>unless
>>>you made an error in assembly such as using the wrong color housing or 
>>>you
>>>didn't crimp the terminal on the wire securely.
>>>
>>>The side of the terminal that goes against the plastic housing has a
>>>little
>>>barb sticking out that holds it in to the housing.  If you insert a small
>>>screwdriver between the housing and the terminal and raise it up a 
>>>little,
>>>you should be able to pull it out while you are gently lifting it up.
>>>
>>>Howard #3
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Dave Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 5:11 PM
>>>Subject: Anderson Power Pole Dumb Question
>>>
>>>
>>> > I'm a rank beginner when it comes to Anderson power poles.  I think I
>>> > understand that the small metal connectors are crimped or soldered to
>>> > the cable and then inserted into the plastic housing.  It snaps in,
>>> > but how is it removed.  Surely I don't just pull hard and hope the
>>> > crimped or soldered connection holds.  The advantage is supposed to
>>> > be ease of connecting and disconnecting from power supplies and
>>> > devices, so they must come apart.  Sorry to sound so ..., but I guess 
>>> > I
>>> > am!
>>> >
>>> > 73,
>>> >
>>> > Dave, W7OQ
>>>
>>>
>>>
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