Hi Jim,
Thanks for reply. I will give a try for the chinese connectors. I am afraid
of RG58, as by it specs its limit is 1900VRMS.
73,
Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB
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On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Jim Garland <4cx250b@miamioh.edu> wrote:
> Felipe,
> I think those connectors (reverse-polarity SHV-BNC) are intended for RG6,
> which I believe may be a larger diameter than RG142 (but more flexible). I
> think RG6 Quad Shield is very high quality (and inexpensive) coax and
> should
> work fine. I've bought several of the Chinese connectors and compared them
> with Kings Electronics connectors, which are ten times the price, and find
> the quality to be quite comparable. In general, I think the mechanical
> quality of the connector is more important than the dielectric strength of
> the cable for voltages less than 5 KV. For instance, I've been using MHV
> connectors (now obsolete, with a lower voltage rating) with ordinary RG58
> cable for twenty-five years with my 8877 amp and it has handled 4700V
> perfectly well.
> 73,
> Jim W8ZR
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of PY1NB -
> Felipe Ceglia
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 8:46 AM
> > To: amps@contesting.com
> > Subject: [Amps] SHV connectors...
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I cannot find any reasonable priced source for RG8 sized SHV connectors.
> >
> > The fair priced are these ones, from a chinese online store:
> > http://www.rfsupplier.com/straight-plug-crimp-5000v-cable-p-1684.html
> >
>
> http://www.rfsupplier.com/high-voltage-solder-bulkhead-jack-connector-p-1685
> .html
> >
> > For a 4.5kv@1a dc power supply, should I use this connector and RG142
> > cable?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >
> > Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB
> >
>
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