[TowerTalk] LDF4-50 & FSJ4-50 Connector Reuse

Hardy Landskov n7rt at cox.net
Sun Jul 8 15:09:34 EDT 2007


Gordon,
1) The two connector types are not interchangeable.
2) The center pin assemblies are soldered with high temp solder so don't
over heat the center pins when removing them from the center conductor of
the coax.
3) The connectors can be reused any number of times if you are careful.

73 Hardy N7RT



At 08:08 PM 7/8/2007 +0000, w2ttt at att.net wrote:
>I have a nice quantity of each of these Andrew cables and a number of
really short jumper cables that I would like to us as source material for
connectors that could be used on the longer lengths of hardline.
>My questions are:
>1. Is there anything special that I should consider when removing the
connectors?
>2. Is there anything that I need to replace when recycling the connectors?
>3. Differences in the handling (other than flex) between the LDF4-50 and
the FSJ4-50?
>4. Does anyone have a pointer to a step-by-step process for installing N
and UHF connectors (male and female) on these cables?
>Thanks &73,
>Gordon, W2TTT
>201.314.6964
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