[TowerTalk] Crimp-on PL259 et al

[K8RI on TT]

On 2/12/2011 1:17 PM, Peter Dougherty wrote:
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> I've never had one pull back. It appears that possibly the wrong die was
> used not making a tight enough crimp.
> The crimp sleeve is covered so I can't tell for sure, but it looks like
> the crimp may have been too far back. It should be right against the
> connector shoulder.
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> Photos without the heatshrink would tell much more.
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> [pjd] When the crimp was made it was made flush with the barrel. It has
> pulled back within the past couple of years. I will hopefully get around to
> replacing it with a real connector this week, and when I do, I'll post a pic
> of the connector with the heat-shrink removed. This cable is the only one
> that gets any real use "day-to-day" as it's the one that gets removed when
> threatening weather approaches.
IIRC and I am going from a rather old memory, the crimp should support a 
60# dead weight with RG-8 size cable.
Normally it should take an extreme pull even at an angle to cause the 
braid to pull back.

73

Roger (K8RI)

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> Regards,
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> Peter,
> W2IRT
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