shamil
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Are all power T-connectors created equal? I thought they were, but I see retailers offering various T-connectors for use with specific radios/brands. So, now I am confused.
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W2NJS
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I once made the mistake of remarking to my company's CCTV marketing manager that I thought that all coax connectors (BNC, SO239, etc. etc.) were the same. He corrected me in no uncertain terms and then showed me a "no-name" right angle BNC connector and an Amphenol connector of the same type. The "no-name" unit had about an eighth of an inch of wobble from side-to-side when connected but the Amphenol BNC just sat there steady as a rock. Does that answer your question?
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Right, they are not all created equal, but so far of all the different ones I've seen and used, they are all interchangeable.
There isn't much to them, actually. It's a plastic shell that has two fast-on type wire connectors inside, either male or female. Those parts are what is critical, the plastic shell just holds them all together and in the proper general location. They don't need to be exact, since both ends are designed to have a bit of play in them. Basically, it's just a protected/covered set of fast-on connectors that are polarized and have a latching tab to hold them together. The design is not as critical as a coaxial cable connector.
I've had good luck with most of the different ones I've tried, including a bunch of unassembled connector only packages I picked up at a ham radio flea market. They are easy to install on your own wire. Doing it that way allows you to run custom lengths of cable and installing the connector after you have it installed. It makes some installations a lot easier.
There isn't much to them, actually. It's a plastic shell that has two fast-on type wire connectors inside, either male or female. Those parts are what is critical, the plastic shell just holds them all together and in the proper general location. They don't need to be exact, since both ends are designed to have a bit of play in them. Basically, it's just a protected/covered set of fast-on connectors that are polarized and have a latching tab to hold them together. The design is not as critical as a coaxial cable connector.
I've had good luck with most of the different ones I've tried, including a bunch of unassembled connector only packages I picked up at a ham radio flea market. They are easy to install on your own wire. Doing it that way allows you to run custom lengths of cable and installing the connector after you have it installed. It makes some installations a lot easier.
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