Powerpole ™ Fever
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Күн бұрынA look at a few MFJ Powerpole™ distribution blocks.
MFJ-1128: www.mfjenterprises.com/Produc...
MFJ-1107: www.mfjenterprises.com/Produc...
MJF 1104: www.mfjenterprises.com/Produc...
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@johnryan5781 4 жыл бұрын
love the magazine in the background
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Haha! Yeah it was sitting on the bench and I cleared away everything to make the video but though that would be cool to leave there. Good eye!
@WJ6FRadio 4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video! Glad to see I am not the only one who is dealing with electronic spaghetti! Keep up the great work!
@davidsradioroom9678 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. Thanks for sharing. Some people trash MFJ products, but those distribution books look solid.
@K1ZEK 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. Yes I stayed to the end, enjoye your down to earth videos. Just moved back to CT. and am setting up what will probably be my last ham radio station at 74 years old, 73 Happy New Year God Bless. Leo k1zek
@donaldsmith3048 3 жыл бұрын
Thank You for the information! I am not a power pole nut yet but am moving that way! Not had my license very long and the world has been shut down. I got a 6 fuse block with screw terminals and am going to put power poles on wires. Later I will get one of the fuse blocks like one of the ones you showed.
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Feel the power of the Power Pole consume you. Soon you will be putting Power Poles on all the things. Welcome to the hobby too! Thanks for watching. 73
@emesselt 4 жыл бұрын
Yep, made it all the way. Great reference to Ferris Bueller. W8ESM. Enjoyed your immediate applications with your bench - gave me some ideas that same obvious, once you pointed them out - thanks!
@RedSummitRF 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike - I haven't succumbed to the addiction yet but I think I need one of these 🤘
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
You will soon young padawan.
@RedSummitRF 4 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube 🤣🤣
@davidj.wilcox6053 4 жыл бұрын
You are a HOOT! I had to laugh at your intro this morning. Wish you lived closer and were a member of our radio club. Love your enthusiasm. Good way to start the day. Neat that a blown fuse lights a LED. I have the older model of the BIG KAHUNA and have used it for years with good results. Power Poles RULE! Dave K8WPE since 1960
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave. I had no idea that fuse had an LED in it. Pretty cool though. I substituted the fuse that came with it for that so I would still have a 5 amp fuse. I think I got the fuse I used either at Walmart or Auto Zone.
@bobwendoloski6970 4 жыл бұрын
I made it DE WA3TVH! I have been watching you power pole videos with great interest, they really do clean up a wire mess nicely. I have some Santa money looking for a place to go and plan on picking up one of those MFJ distribution boxes to address one of my two Astron monster power supplies that I run my radios with. If I like the results I will do the second. Thanks again for the interesting videos. 73's de WA3TVH
@jeffreyparker1939 4 жыл бұрын
I made it!!! AC2AU. Thanks for another great video.
@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures 4 жыл бұрын
Love power pole connectors!!! Have them on all my radios! I need to get one of those to hook to my power supply. I made it!!! WD8WV
@patrickgerth4570 Жыл бұрын
That is something you definitely needed!
@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын
You can never have enough power pole outlets.
@Tommyr 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! Then I took a nap! Happy new year!
@AndyWragg 4 жыл бұрын
I made it!!! I too have Power Poles on everything, DE G1AW all the best for 2020 Mike - Andy
@victorydp6449 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! W9JLK. Great ending on your video. Yep it earned you a subscription. Thanks for the laugh as well. 73.
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and thanks for the sub! 73
@jodiebrantley8018 3 жыл бұрын
I made it! Even though it's Feb 2021... HAHA! I really enjoy the videos and your insight on ham radio. Just getting back in the hobby after years away and picking up a lot of useful info from your channel. Very informative and you really keep it enjoyable and I am able to take it in given my current level of expertise. lol. Keep up the good work!!! 73 de N4JLB
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
Hey better late than never. Welcome back to the hobby. Glad you are enjoying the videos.
@romanhar4151 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Video. The big one allows on the right side (switched) ONLY 20A in Total.
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. You can put any size fuse you want in any of the plugs (20a max for the whole side). I don’t think I’ve ever come close to needed more than 20amps on that side. I plug in less power hungry things like antenna tuners and HT chargers.
@don_n5skt 4 жыл бұрын
Mike, great video. The next thing to add would be something like the West Mountain Epic Gate which you would plug a battery and a power supply into it to create a UPS for your power pole distribution pleasure.
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I looked at those a year or so ago but can't really imagine why I would need one. I don't charge my batteries off my power supply and if the power goes out, I would simply unplug my Powerpole from the radio and plug it into a battery.
@don_n5skt 4 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube I get that. For me, it is because I don't want my Flex to go down without me shutting it down properly.
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
@@don_n5skt Well there you go, you just justified it. Didn't think about it that way.
@glenmartin2437 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@KU9L Жыл бұрын
Three years too late for the drawing, but you are slowly making me a Power Pole addict. I think I bought that big strip from MFJ around 2000 sometime and carried it with me in our RV when we went full-timing, but working 100- hour weeks meant I never used it. The next time I get up to Chicago to my son's house I will check my storage boxes marked Ham Radio to see if I still have it. If I ever get a decent toy hauler RV I will have a kick-ass ham shack in the back of it, LOL. Dave - KU9L
@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын
Yes. Let the Power Poles consume you.
@txpatriot7044 4 жыл бұрын
the 1107 has three power inputs using the 40amp fuse. The two 12v connectors and the terminals. I could not find any documentation on this bus even on the MFJ web site...so wanted to share..thanks for the video it helped a lot. I didnt make it.
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I kind of figured that out after making this video. Thanks for the info though. 73
@tubular031 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! I like the pew pew dispenser on the bench :)
@jbyronh 2 жыл бұрын
I made it. Thanks for the video.
@hamradiotube 2 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for watching. Just a couple years too late lol!
@charlesvrogers Жыл бұрын
I made it KK4EHV, love the backRounds
@teashea1 4 жыл бұрын
I love powerpoles ----- yeah man
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Power Pole the world!
@wushock92 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! Phil WØRHP As I continue to rebuild my shack, I'm going all Power Pole. I even want to put the big Power Poles on my truck to make jump starting other vehicles easier and safer.
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
At one of the places I used to work we had an electric forklift that had Powerpoles to charge it. Didn't know what they were at the time. They get pretty big for sure.
@1958johndeere620 4 жыл бұрын
I have had one of my Dodge Cummins trucks set up that way for years. I have the winch mount equipped with one and I have a set of jumpers that can plug right in. No popping the hood.
@arlipscomb 4 жыл бұрын
I made it AA4YU. I noticed that on the largest, the MFJ-1128 the total fused value of the output legs exceeds the input fuse. To me that is a bit of a design flaw as you can overrun your input fuse without any of the legs being over their current limits. It would also be nice if the input side were protected by a breaker so you would not have to keep replacement fuses on hand for that situation.
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah a breaker on the input would be nice. It's really not a big deal what fuses are on the other side. You can put whatever you want, just don't exceed 20amps total on that side. You would have to have radios "on" on all of the other outlets and then transmit with one of them to go over. I only have 1 thing plugged into that side so far, so time will tell I suppose. Thanks for watching! 73
@MichaelSmith-yy8fw 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. N0WDM. I don’t know why I put my call sign in. I never win anything but I’m just starting fresh with PowerPoles so who knows? I bought the kit with the go bag and I’m on my way. Thanks for the video. It answers how I would best use these in my radio shack. MikeinMinnesota N0WDM
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Hey, you have just as much chance as anyone else. 73
@mrjikey 4 жыл бұрын
I made it and hope to catch you again on bands. N7CCD.
@cuisinartOH1 4 жыл бұрын
I made it, K8MEJ . This is like the end of a Marvel movie :-)
@bearbpm 2 жыл бұрын
I made it!!!..... I know, I know. I'm late to the party. But you have me convinced that I need to start putting power poles on everything. I can't believe it's taken me this long to realize this...K4RUE
@hamradiotube 2 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for watching to the end. Power Pole the World! Literally everything 12V that I acquire gets the connector cut off immediately and replaced with power poles.
@N9IBZED 4 жыл бұрын
I made it to the end W9JE IS MY CALL and I sure could use one of those blocks
@AD6DMDennis 4 жыл бұрын
MICHIGANGSTER. Love the video, Mike! POWERPOLE ALL THE THINGS! (btw I didn't make it) 73
@57ozcar 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. VK4YST Thanks for showing the powerpoles, Mike. 73
@Stev98000 4 жыл бұрын
I made it N3RPE great Video
@ae1tpa92gwtom2 4 жыл бұрын
i made it, and was looking at the exact szne units 2 days ago A92GW AE1TP CHEERS
@NCC1701BH 9 ай бұрын
Nice
@RetiredRoadTrips 4 жыл бұрын
I made it N3RCA. I made it N3RCA. I made it N3RCA. Great videos
@Gardavkra 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. N7HTS Great video!
@GordonHudson 3 жыл бұрын
Here is another thought: the proper power pole tool is expensive but worth every penny!
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
I can't justify the couple hundred dollar crimping tools that are sold but I do have 2 power pole crimpers that I paid about $35 each for and they work great. One of these days I may actually get an actual power pole extraction tool. I'm still using a small flat head screwdriver if I need to get on out, or insert one with a thin wire.
@demizer1968 4 жыл бұрын
I made it.....and the G90 is nice little rig too. I use it a lot to tune antennas when I don’t have my analyzer handy. Can get coast to coast from SW MO with it. ke0oew
@andybonneau9209 4 жыл бұрын
I MADE IT. Power pole rules!
@hoff8995 4 жыл бұрын
I made it!!! Thanks for the videos. W0HOF
@kuyckxandre268 3 жыл бұрын
nice fever
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
The only cure might be more cowbell.
@AG8000 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. Nice Video
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
You’re a month too late but thanks for watching!
@melmarcus7010 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. really enjoying your videos NE9A
@N2FQ 4 жыл бұрын
Love the Glock. Fernando N2FQ
@loyannmunyan1174 3 жыл бұрын
Can you plug in your bioenno and other batteries plus your tuner and or amplifier to it for running your 818nd?
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
Sure. It can be any 12v source. I use on one of the 4 connector distribution blocks all the time when I'm portable.
@PA_Prepper 4 жыл бұрын
I made it - kc3cua That big one looks like like it might span from standard 16" on center wall stud, nice touch if it does!
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
No it isn't that big but that's a pretty good idea.
@Swoop180 4 жыл бұрын
I made it, nice knife! Is that a ZT Hinderer?!
@robertchambers5821 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. 8P6RC Great Video by the way! I just set up a 70AMP power box using power poles and will be doing a video early in the new year. I need a little time to use it and make sure I know it inside out before making any comment. 8P6RC
@shamrock1961 4 жыл бұрын
I made it de WA0AWZ. First time viewer too! 73!
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and welcome to the channel!
@stevenlawhon3695 4 жыл бұрын
How much noise do those switching supplies produce. And does the power dist, block reduce it?
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
I have zero noise from any power supply in my shack that I can notice. However, I don't suspect a power distribution block would reduce it if I did.
@stevenlawhon3695 4 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Thanks much
@stevenlawhon3695 4 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Thanks much I have heard that switching supplies are rf noisey.
@hobbified 4 жыл бұрын
@@stevenlawhon3695 some of them are terribly noisy. Some of them are nice an clean. Some of them make a bit of noise but have a handy knob on the front that tweaks the switching frequency so that you can move any interference away from the frequency you're trying to use :) Like K8MRD I've bought lots of cheapish switchers and never had a serious problem.
@stevenlawhon3695 4 жыл бұрын
@@hobbified Nice to know thanks
@marktaylor9572 3 жыл бұрын
The 1128 and 1129 have ground lugs. How did you manage this?
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't.
@forgetyourlife 4 жыл бұрын
My money went to Rig Runner, lots of it. The 4008 was spendy. Never tried the MFJ versions.
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah some of their stuff seems over priced and some seems ok. For the most part they seem in line with one another. MFJ does look like they are a few dollars less though.
@1958johndeere620 4 жыл бұрын
I almost made it, my call sign is incognito. LOL!
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
No worries,I got you.
@1958johndeere620 4 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Plus I saw the magazine on the desk, and I got very scared. Only bad people have guns. LOL. happy plinking.
@chuibacca9687 4 жыл бұрын
@@1958johndeere620 you missed the @K8MRDRADIOSTUFF IWB holster, and the magazine dispenser...on the bench! Michigangster!
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
@@1958johndeere620 yes we are a very scary bunch.
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
@@chuibacca9687 Good eye. I wasn't paying much attention to that (although as a safe gun owner, I know where my firearms are at all times). That's just what us law abiding citizens do when we get home. Unholster and go about your day.
@jay-rus4437 3 жыл бұрын
Love power poles. Built my own “Glorified Rigrunner”. Can see a pic of it on my qrz. Fun project....way over done, but thats how I roll 😂😂😂 73.....KI5JHX
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
Can you ever really over do power poles though?
@jay-rus4437 4 жыл бұрын
Just received info today that the rigrunner drops voltage by 1v. So if someone is using a 12v battery “go box” to supply power to a radio, then it seems that with a 1v loss down to 11v for a radio would be a very bad thing. That would even be before transmitting. Is this common knowledge, or am I just such a newbie that I wasnt aware of this 1v loss?
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds more like fake news to me. Although none of these are made by rig runner, so I can't comment on that brand, but these are really just outlet strips. Pretty simple design and I have experienced zero voltage loss on any of the 4 that I use.
@jay-rus4437 4 жыл бұрын
K8MRD RADIO STUFF ....interesting. The info came from one of the technicians (not sales person) at powerwerx
@HamRadioCrashCourse 4 жыл бұрын
Is that a 1911 mag? Nice
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Guess again...Muahahahaha!!!
@mrjikey 4 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube G43?
@1958johndeere620 4 жыл бұрын
Its a clipozene of the dangerous type for a assault machine gun automatic thing.
@zanado11 4 жыл бұрын
I MADE IT!! Hope its me W8RLP
@seangvhaley 4 жыл бұрын
I made it, Ferris. W3YAD.
@Diver989EMT 3 жыл бұрын
Great idea for the work bench. I love the small one for in a vehicle. 73. KC3RMV (New Ham Licensed Today)
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
They're fantastic. You can't have too many power pole outlets for sure. Congrats on the license!
@nicholastaylor7737 4 жыл бұрын
I made It G0WYA 73 & Happy New Year
@zeebraeend 4 жыл бұрын
I made of, but I'm not in QRZ yet (still learning). You can send it to my father PA1UL. 73's, Xander NL134 (listening amateur).
@n8nkqrp595 4 жыл бұрын
I must have missed something. Everyone below saying "I made it". Must be a resurgance in homebrewing! And you triggered it! I had to laugh, you PP Nerd - I've been a ham for over 40 years (you now say 'OK boomer') and not only do I not have a pp connector in my shack.. I've never seen one in person. lol. I wonder what the voltage burden of that monster one is when loaded to 40A? Specifically, at the last jack in the chain. I'm not clowning on it.. just curious. Hell, even a piece of #6 wire has some. AWESOME vids all year! 73 OM and fellow 'gander
@reym1000 4 жыл бұрын
Just missed making it but enjoyed watching 73 de ZL1REY
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Only a few months too late, but thanks for watching. 73
@Chris-in-ky-ky4ckp 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video as usual! One day I'll catch you POTA. KY4CKP
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I'll be out with my club N8SL for winter field day. If you hear us, give us a call. 73
@davidgervais2712 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! (Always do - love the channel!) KC3NAB. - Dave
@frankgraziano2121 4 жыл бұрын
I made it ! 73,KD3D
@GordonHudson 3 жыл бұрын
I am here because the phot of the 1129 on the MFJ web site is out of focus! I made my own distribution system last year using 40 amp powerpoles with 2x leads coming out of each to 30 amp powerpoles. It works, but its very messy. Looking for a neater solution. GM4SVM
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
Well hopefully you found one in this. I gave the little one away but I use the other 2 almost every day.
@GordonHudson 3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Yes, my gear is in a rack and I worked out I can fit one of these in, pull the cables round to the front and make it a lot easier to plug things in and out. Especially when I have radios on test or things I am working on for the mobile set up.
@mcnugget91 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. Love your vids! NF1T - 73
@MrRyanLCollier 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! W8ETM
@NF0J 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! NF0J
@DonDegidio 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, I made it. WB3BJU
@ianlovell387 4 жыл бұрын
I made it. KD8SRF from 696 and Ryan
@black75powder 2 жыл бұрын
Are they all 30 amp size power poles?
@hamradiotube 2 жыл бұрын
You can fuse them however you want if that's what you're asking. The total current at any one time should not exceed 40 amps for the first 3 (labeled 1,2, & 3). For the powerpoles that are connected to the switch (labeled (4-12) there is a max current of 20 amps. It still doesn't matter how you fuse them though.
@black75powder 2 жыл бұрын
Mike I may not have worded that very well. When I search power poles there seems to be three different sizes. 15/ 30/ 45 . I’m wondering what size power poles what I need to connect to these. Matt KO4WRY
@hamradiotube 2 жыл бұрын
@@black75powder Ahh, ok. That's easy. Any of those will fit. The current rating is for the part that crimps onto the wire, not the housing itself. Also for wire size. 15-45amp will all fit the same housing and you can mix and match what they are connected to. For example, my tuner uses pretty thin wire, so I have a 15 amp power pole crimped onto that. My 7300 uses 12awg wire, so I have a 45 amp crimped on. If I wanted to connect it to 30 amp or whatever, on the power strip, or any other power pole, it would do it no problem. That's how they are designed. Now when you get bigger than 45 amp, the housing is a bigger size so they would not be compatible at that point. All 15, 30, and 45 amp power poles are interchangeable and interconnectable. Hope that helps.
@black75powder 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike I understand now.
@brianpeck3120 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! - KD2KAK
@dkillian33 Жыл бұрын
I made it AI5DJ
@jeffpriddin9711 4 жыл бұрын
I made it MW6OVT
@n5pa 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! N5PA
@kennethgradyjr6265 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! ND1P
@jeanbaptistebrevelle1239 3 жыл бұрын
I made it. Better late than never. K5MPC 73
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
haha, yes you did. Thanks for watching.
@dmullenaux 4 жыл бұрын
I made it too! N7DAM
@GhostRider1974 4 жыл бұрын
I MADE IT !! 73 de KM4RT
@williampeacock9473 4 жыл бұрын
I made it ! KF4WGB
@walteredwards544 4 жыл бұрын
Thank You very much for this. I made it KN4MXZ
@wecontrolthevideo 4 жыл бұрын
I made it K7DR
@mikeflusche 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! W5MEF
@Screamingtut 3 жыл бұрын
I made it! N6KV
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Only 10 months too late.
@Screamingtut 3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube yep I know but you cannot get these things from MFJ everything is back-ordered. I wanted the MFJ-1128
@rossbassette7518 4 жыл бұрын
I made it, K8RLB
@whitefordpipeshandmadebymi7238 4 жыл бұрын
I made it Ya baby yeah lol take care! 73 de ve3hip in welland Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 eh
@J1mbo888 4 жыл бұрын
I made it G1JSP
@hamradiotube 4 жыл бұрын
Just a few months too late!
@DaninVirginia 3 жыл бұрын
I made it! KD0MMF lol
@hamradiotube 3 жыл бұрын
Better late than never. Thanks for watching till the end!
@dannyboydkj7bpn 4 жыл бұрын
I made it.. Happy New Year.. KJ7BPN
@vmev1516 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! KN6FUZ great video!
@deangek 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! Great videos. Will be listening for you on the air. KN4DYL
@tenspeed99 4 жыл бұрын
I made it - WC3A
@forthy62 4 жыл бұрын
I made it, DF6PA
@thectyankee 4 жыл бұрын
I made it KB1QDC
@chrisbrown3628 4 жыл бұрын
I made it! W5TCB
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