6 Way PowerPole Distribution Block with mounting keyholes

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I din't like the options at MFJ for a PowerPole distribution blocks so I made my own. The center is just a piece of double sided circuit board, you just want blank double sided, no through holes. Tthe piece I used was 35mm x 21mm cut from a 100mm x 70mm blank that I got from amazon but any double sided blank will work, you have negative on one side and positive on the other. This is what I bought but if you do not want 10 blanks then I also found one on ebay where you can just order one double sided blank. https://www.amazon.com/GeeBat-Double-sided-Laminate-Thickness-Prototyping/dp/B01MRG7NHC or https://www.ebay.com/itm/PCB-Circuit-Board-Single-Double-Sided-Copper-Clad-Plate-Laminate-7x10cm-20x30cm/252905151524?hash=item3ae2525c24:g:qe8AAOSwpvZZ7tRS I cannot stress this enough but get double sided and no through holes or you will have a very bad day. I scored and snapped my piece (hence the corner broke) but any way you can cut a 35mm x 21mm piece you are good. If you are a HAM you already know where to get Anderson PowerPoles, I will recommend that you get the real ones and not the chinese knock offs. I put I cut the wires to 35mm, I didn't measure them, I just eyeballed the first one and compared the rest to them and it happened to be 35mm so since that worked out great then cut your wires to 35mm. What I did was crimped the ends on the long uncut wire, cut them 35mm (not counting the end of the connector, just the wire part) soldered the connector on top of crimping, I like them better that way, I then popped them into the powerpoles, bent 1 wire up, and one wire down then back straight making a little zigzag in each wire. Strip the ends, put a couple PPs in the box, slide the board in, insert the rest of the powerpoles as shown in the pictures, solder them right there in the box, flip it over and put it back in the box and solder the other side, check to make sure there isn't a short circuit, put the lid on and enjoy. The lid screws are M3 screws If you are worried about the boards not handling the current they will but if you are really worried slap some extra solder between the wires on the board. I used 12 AWG wire in mine but what you use is up to you, I wouldn't go too small though. Here is what I used, I bought it for another project. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0796HXNRX