[Amps] Fwd: Re: soldering vs crimping

[Roger (K8RI)]

On 5/3/2012 8:40 PM, Carl wrote:
> Used a Bosuns knife in the navy and a linoleum knife at home.
> RG-8/213 is mil spec rated at 5000V and easily handles 10KV so I wouldnt
> stain my undies with a little knick.

That's the advantage of that old tried and true coax. With many of the 
new LMR and CNT cables you have to carefully score the jacket and then 
break it.  I think you could ruin the braid with a rough fingernail.

73

Roger (K8RI)
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>> We were poor and had to use a single edge razor blade to lightly score the
>> braid-solder before breaking it off.
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>> Don W4DNR
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>> Quoting Alek Petkovic<vk6apk at bigpond.com>
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>>> Bad move. Don't do it.
>>>
>>> By using the tubing cutter, you are certainly doing a neat job but you
>>> are deforming that soldered braid and pushing it, as a sharp edge,
>>> inwards, through the dielectric towards the centre conductor.
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