Modified PowerPole #1

After messing with messy, ineffective sealants, I discovered that Anderson PowerPoles fit perfectly inside a Bulgin SA3230 screw terminal insert, after I cut the PowerPoles short and Dremeled them down a little. I simply popped out the pins from the insert, expanded the holes for the positive / negative cords, and lined up the groove on the side of the red PowerPole to match up with the key running down the side of the insert.

Modified PowerPole #2

Here's another view. The key on the side of the insert keeps the PowerPoles from rotating. It's so tight that I doubt they'd move, anyhow. I put a little super glue on the sides and back, just to make sure. The cap will still screw on all the way with the PowerPoles sticking out like this.

Modified PowerPole #3

Here's the back side of the PowerPole bulkhead. I cut off a couple of the plastic fins that used to partition the screw terminals; this separates the power cords nicely, and gives them some strain relief.

Modified PowerPole #4

Here's a modified PowerPole bulkhead with pigtail I made for Travis County Search & Rescue.

Modified PS-4 #1

Customized Red-Dee-2 PS-4 PowerPole splitter above the original version. I took two sets of red / black PowerPoles, cut short the reds, crimped bare copper wires into both sets, twisted positive-to-positive and negative-to-negative and separated them with multiple layers of electrical and heat shrink tape. The resulting adapter was zip-tied in the center and bent into an "L" shape for maximum compactness.

Modified PS-4 #2

Different view...

12V to 5V adapter

'Nuff said...

Modified KPC3 to Kenwood adapter

This right-angle metal D-sub hood kit was a great addition to my new Radio / Packet Pack because it works in very tight spaces. This pic shows the adapter that connects my Kantronics KPC-3+'s DB9 radio jack to my Kenwood D710A's DIN6 port. I drilled a hole in the adapter and installed a rubber grommet so I could route the cable 180 degrees to the other side of the case.

N Female bulkhead

This is a N female-to-female antenna adapter screwed into a IP68-rated (waterproof) Bulgin PX0802 panel mount connector.

SO239 bulkhead

Here's a UHF female-to-female (SO239) antenna adapter in another Bulgin PX0802 panel mount connector. See it installed, below.

Antenna jack

The UHF female adapter / waterproof bulkhead installed on my 1150 Radio + Packet Pack.