When putting the PowerPole connector terminals on don't twist the copper strands after stripping off the PVC. Keep them as straight as possible. This makes putting the terminal on a lot easier. It does take a little practice to make sure all the strands make it into place, but it makes for a much superior crimp in the end. When you twist them, the chances of them binding and not sliding into place a lot greater. This leaves less of them along the length when you crimp.
Crimping seems to be better than soldering. Soldering terminals allows solder to wick back into the wire braid (under the insulation), thus reducing the flexibility and creating stress points that can cause individual strands to break when the cable is flexed repeatedly. Crimp terminals have a nicely rounded edge that reduces any stress points near the crimp. Cables usually fail at or near the connectors due to flexing so minimizing that flex by adding stress relief is really important. I love both kinds of Anderson connectors.
Heavy duty contacts in circuit breakers always use Silver plated copper contacts because Silver (unlike tin or copper or aluminum) when it naturally Oxidizes over time is actually MORE conductive than the base metal. Silver is unique that way and that’s why these connectors have been used by radio guys for decades. For a connector that needs to handle a lot of current and take abuse and last a long time nothing beats it.
I want to use this port on my blueetti to add dc power to my rv by tying this into my dc box. I don’t want to remove my current batteries. Would that be a problem with back feeding the yetti with my rv batteries?
