The Right way to Install Anderson Powerpoles - TheSmokinApe 

I no longer feel alone in the OCD support group. You've added some steps to this with heat shrink that I am definitely going to adopt. Thanks Ape for sharing best practice.

Gearing up and planning for some future purchases and hitting up your vids to help. Also looking at changing some existing wiring. Lots to learn and learning a lot. Hope you're well brother.

Outstanding video!! The wire strippers I use are the Katapult by Klein Tools. I got them at Home Depot.

Wow...that was some serious precautions on heat shrink, sleeves, etc. Awesome heavy duty and reliable job. I like it 👍

As always First Class Workmanship

Thanks for making so many great videos nailing the subjects I need.

Now, that's how it's done! Great job, my friend. Mike-WB2ADK

Okay. I finally got my S#!+ together, and started working with my power pole connectors and my Iwiss (Amazon) crimpers. The crimpers worked magnificently! But there is a little bit of a learning curve, for getting these little connectors level with each other, and in the Correct direction to the plastic housings! Well, it took me a bit, but I got it! Its okay.... Its ALL Okay! 🤔😉😃😫 And FYI: I reviewed your video, many times, to make sure I was doing it right. Thanks for the help x10!

On the edge of over engineering- but that’s how I like it!!! Good stuff, very helpful vid

I like how you provide extra support and strength to the connection. Now I need power poles and a heat gun.👍

You made it look really easy♡♡♡ Thank you :) 🤜🏻👍🤛🏻

Another good tutorial! Really killing the uploads lately!

Very neat work

Best presentation of it yet!

Very well paced video. If I might be so bold: way more light when showing close-ups for “spoon down” inside PP outer part.

I like the way you added the heat shrink to keep the wires together and make them more rigid. Looks good too.

You had me with "I like to use heatshrink". ;) #MOARHEATSHRINK #HEATSHRINKALLTHETHINGS I was, however, deeply unsatisfied you ended the video before you finished application of the first (red) section of heatshrink (0:50, never to be seen again). Oh, the humanity! Jokes aside, super-clean job and I love to see someone else who knows where to use heatshrink!

I use a Klein 11046 at work, and one of the same style from a different brand. I find the pliers style stripper much easier to use and more reliable than the crimper style.

PP is a great idea! I've converted to PP literally all my 12V connectors in the shack, in my Radio Van, my Go Box, also all portable radios and all battery packs. And life is easy since! I can quickly change, interchange any battery to any rig, battery to charger and so on. PP's are easy to assemble as seen from this fine video. Just what's important to my opinion is to get a good quality crimper. For me , Powerwerx was also a good compromise between price and quality. 73! Linas LY2H

That heat gun from Harbor Freight now sells for $17.00 Excellent, tutorial.

Awesome good idea

Love this. With the layers of heat shrink, it is so well protected and looks so clean. Excellent. (Way over the top. Just the way I like it.)

Ya, I would say this is a bit of an over kill!!! Thats why I made mine the same way!👍 TYVM SA!! 🖖

Nice!

Sooo i just found your video, because i just learned about these connectors, i'm just a little confused where i'd like to use them is a connection into a control box for 12V power, One question i have is are these individual connectors universal ? That is to say do two of the same shape (irrespective of color) fit together to form the male and female side of a plug ? Second question following on from the first if answer to my first question is No, then is there a "bulkhead" or "panel mount" style of this type of plug ? Thanks !

Not bad but too many details left out! 1. You can set the terminal into the crimper curve down without the wire inserted. Once the terminal is in place, you can then insert the wire. You can even close the crimper down JUST A BIT to help hold it in place. 2. The crimper can be laid flat on a table. This makes it easier to insert the wire. Once it is inserted, you can squeeze the crimper. Once it grips the metal, you can pick up the tool to apply more force. Lay it down with the block side down. I wondered what the purpose of that was when I first tried using it. 3. I have solar system wiring that has THICK insulation. If I do not strip enough of the insulation off the solar panel cables, the thickness does NOT allow the curve piece of the connector to mate with the retaining metal inside the housing. The insulation prevents me from inserting the connector all the way in. Wasted several pieces trying to figure this out. You may have to trim traditional insulation so that the pieces mate up. Or, buy larger connectors. 4. If you want the two housing units that make up either end of the cable to be permanently attached side by side as designed, use some super glue once you are SURE they are connecting the way they should be. There are small pins that can be inserted into the mated housing units that prevent them from sliding apart. Some APPC kits come with the pins, some do not.

Thanks.

Apply a little bit of silicon polish to the heat shrink, will make sliding the boot on easier.

Superb job. Do you have an updated parts list on amazon? Followed the link but didn't see the collection for your masterful way of doing Powerpoles.

I know it is a bit late for recommending strippers, but I'll put this out there anyway. When you are looking at "auto" strippers, do not get the ones that have a straight blade that just cuts through half the insulation and tears it off. Those will at the very least put small nicks in the wires but usually cut a few strands off stranded wires. Instead go for the kind that has cut-outs for the different American Wire Gauge (AWG) sizes. I have Capri model 20010. and I'm very happy with them.

Yeh man that was as it should be, especially when you have the applicable female side to connect to. But here's my thing. An 48V ebattery I purchased has Anderson leads but the controller has SY60 MALE. Soooo..my question is hopefully straight forward. Is there attachable XT60/SY60 that are snap on for the Anderson power pole leads?? And where can I find them????

I love the ring type connections. Really. Very versatile. Crimp connections were frowned upon when I was in the electrical Trade. But probably not so safe at 250vAC.. ... So for low voltage I will try this out. I need to tidy up connections . I am here too find out what power pole connection tools are used. Now have clarity. Thanks for the info.

Can you plug-in a 45A powerpole into a 30A powerpole? In otherwords, can you mix sizes? Im not sure what size is most commonly used, but my power supply is a 35A, so I was going to use the 45A powerpole instead of the 30A, but not sure what other people have standardized on...

You could put some heat shrink over the top of the boot too…. ;)

I plan on making a dedicated battery charging cable too run from my 100 Watt solar panel too my power equipment batteries for keeping their charges up so I am using a charge controller to regulate the voltage too the batteries. I need too know what the amperage is going too my batteries so I dont have an over charging problem. Is there any need too worry about overcharging with this setup?

And the first red heat shrink tubing?

Awesome! Where do you get your power poles, wire, and boots?

Where to you purchase your heat shrink? Thank you for your help and time.

Nice video. I wonder if I could plug powerpole to sb50 ?

I HATE Anderson Power Poles...I cannot figure how you get the terminal to click in TWICE...I can't get them to click in even ONCE. They consistently fall back out. I have wasted so many of these stupid terminals trying to nag one in so it actually works. I reached a point where I expect them to fail. I'm glad you can make them to work. I'd just like to know how to get this junk to do what they claim they can do. I'd love to find some other connector that I can actually work with...END OF SCREED.

can not find the booth. please expand on it more, thanks.

😮 The video ended before the last heat shrink fit into place. Do you fit the final heat shrink over the narrow end of the rubber boot or over whole length (both the narrow and wider parts) of the rubber boot?

What about the red heat shrink - you didn't do anything with that one, it is just floating?

Man I can't get them to click into the housing. I am using 16 gauge wire and it just bends. Is there some trick to get the smaller wire options to click in the housing?

Ape, I have a question for you. I want to use my FT-991A as portable. I bought a battery and would like to buy one of those Powerwerx meter. I was wondering how would I go about putting power poles on my FT-991A power cord and is this possible? How do you determine the size of the power pole you need, is this just what fits the connector. I"m thinking I want to buy another FT-991A power cord so that I have one setup for my shack to use on the FT-991 and one power cord for portable. Your thoughts please. Thank You Ape.

It appears that I don’t have to use a proprietary “Powerpole crimper” but could use any appropriately sized crimper, yes?

Where can i find the whole set i’m all the way in Haïti and i have a duracell gasless generator that uses anderson connectors but i can’t find it nowhere in my country nor i don’t have all these tools to do it myself

Where can I get the black preformed sleeve that fits over the wire and the 2 connectors?

Did you ever get a new wire stripper? Harbor Freight has some decent stuff,

No continuity test?

This might be an unnecessary question, but is a crimping tool absolutely necessary to add power poles to wire?

Clear, concise. The way all videos should be made. Thank you.

Hey can you do the same for Anderson 3 pole power connector?

Where can i find the mounted anderson connector? Asking all the way from Haïti

Can Powerpoles be used in automotive applications, say, under the hood?

If we don't have a powerpole crimper what is the next best option? Pliers?

Where do you get the rubber boots for the Anderson poles??

Greenlee Strippers are the best. I like to tin my conductors before crimping. I also like to use heat shrink, but in this case the wires are feeding the bed heater on my Lulzbot so they need to be as flexible as possible. I do heat shrink them up near the connectors, but not in the raceway.

XT60's and a Bic lighter...Love your videos. Best Regards.

???????? can you use copper wire... and... Alum wires, or will it cause a fire or short out battery my e-bike battery is alum... and my power conn is copper ..

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That's a lot of heat shrink.......😅😂😮

Great video Ape Man! I just posted a video about the wire strippers you need!

FYI: If you don't own a heat gun, you can also use a hair dryer. It won't melt the shrink tube or the shielding, or Burn you hand as fast! And if I had to recommend a pair of strippers... I like Amanda and Cinnamon! They are eager to please. 👭👍🏼😉

For strippers, like all electrical tools, Klein Tools are the best.

Strippers? i know a few... from my DJ days...

No one has a video to install the little pins to keep the plugs together.

This is the set of wire strippers that I use. I would not change them at all. Wire Cutter and Stripper, for 8-20 AWG Solid and 10-22 AWG Stranded Electrical Wire Klein Tools 11063W www.amazon.com/dp/B00BC39YFQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.haFEbZPK8RN2

Klein Stripper

T-Strippers are your best bet.

Too focused on heat shrink and tidyness rather than the real hard part which is how to get the plugs in and their orientation.

Klein 12055 best strippers around

Klein makes an awesome stripper.

get some IRWIN VISE-GRIP Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper (you tube it), they are the best you can get and they will last you a life time.

Teeth were the original strippers.

That's a lot of hardware to remove when the Anderson connector fails...

Never buy cheap powerpolls. They are so bad.