[TowerTalk] [BULK] - soldering 259s to buryflex 9914F

[Ian White GM3SEK]

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