Steve Katz wrote:
>I find this stuff very easy to work with - easier than mil standard RG213/U,
>actually. There shouldn't be any "small part between the center conductor
>and the braid," although I know what you mean. I've always found the best
>dimension for this area is "0.00." No dimension. I use a sharp razor blade
>to cut through the black outer jacket, braid, foil and dielectric all in one
>rotary cut, and bingo -- it's all gone, leaving only the center conductor
>exposed. Then, I just go down the coax another 1/2" and strip only the
>black vinyl jacket, leaving everything else intact.
>
>Screw on the connector, which by such action will push the braid back very
>slightly from the original cut end, to expose the braid through the four
>solder holes in the connector body once the connector is fully screwed onto
>the cable jacket. Solder the holes, wait a minute, solder the center
>conductor -- done.
Two additional H&Ks:
1. Unless the plug is silver plated, it often helps to clear the plating
out of the solder holes, so you're soldering to bare brass.
2. If you pre-heat the plug body with a hot-air gun, you can use your
normal 25W soldering iron. (A hot-air gun is much better value than a
giant soldering iron, and it does heat-shrink tubing too.)
--
73 from Ian G/GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
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