At 01:33 PM 10/28/2008, Jim Brown wrote:
>I've installed lots of both nickel and silver-plated Amphenols, and I've
>used the same scraping trick to solder to the nickels. The silvers are WELL
>WORTH the small additional cost. The LAST thing I want to do is apply any
>more heat than necessary and take the chance of melting a cable dielectric.
If an iron has a tip with appreciable thermal mass, the connector heats up
fast and the soldering of the holes can be done quickly. I use a wet sponge
to cool the connector after soldering (I also tin the braid before
inserting the cable
into the connector). I have installed many PL259's on to cables with both
foam and solid polyethylene dielectric without any problems.
73 Pete - N8TR
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