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Author Topic: BROKEN CENTER ""ALIGNMENT PIN"" ON OCTAL STYLE CHASSIS PLUG CONNECTORS  (Read 262 times)

N4MQ

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i HAVE BEEN REPAIRING BROKEN ALIGNMENT PINS ON THE OCTAL STYLE CHASSIS PLUGS IN MY INVADER 2000, JOHNSON 500s, AND HARVEY WELLS TBS-50D TRANSMITTER.  AT THEIR AGE  THE PINS HAVE BEEN WORN AND BREAKAGE HAPPENS.  REPAIR TAKES A FAIR AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND TIME AND I HAVE ATTEMPTED A CHANGE TO PREVENT FUTURE FAILURES.

MANY OF THE SNAP RING MOUNTED PLUGS HAVE A HOLLOW ALIGNMENT CENTER PIN WHICH IS SOMEWHAT FRAGILE.  TO BOLSTER THE PINS WITH MORE SUPPORT, PRIOR TO INSTALLING THE CONNECTOR, I USE STRONG FILLED EPOXY LIKE JB WELD OR HARBOR FREIGHT STEEL FILLED EPOXY TO FILL THE INSIDE OF THE PIN.

THIS IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STRENGTH TO THE PIN AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT ANOTHER FAILURE DOWN THE LOG BOOK.   ITS AN EASY CHANGE AND DOES NOT SHOW VISUALLY, THIS IDEA IS OFFERED UP FOR YOU TO CONSIDER IF YOUR PLUG IS IN NEED OF REPAIR.

ENJOY THE SPRING, IAM NOW 100% SOLAR ON THE PATIO WATCHING BIRDS AND RUNNING MY ALS-500M AMP AT 300-500 WATTS HF, WOODY  N4MQ
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AC2EU

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DID YOU TYPE YOUR POST ON A "MILL" ?   ;D

WA2EIO

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Thanks for the tip; you must have a well planned out solar installation to be able to run an amp.   Enjoy you outdoor operating.    The boatanchors can wait for winter to warm the shack.
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N4MQ

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I was on a chrome book, its upper case lock is weird, and i let it go, not shouting.
Solar patio is 200ah battery and house has700ahs of battery on my diy 2
axis tracker i built which feeds second water heater when battery is full charge, that is 4panel 400watts, making 2.5Kwh on sunny day.  Cheers.
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