[TowerTalk] Crimp-on PL259

[Mike]

Thanks for your reply Peter. I hope my experience is different! :-D

Mike


On 2/11/2011 5:39 PM, Peter Dougherty wrote:
> Mike, I have to say my experiences with crimp-on connectors has ranged from
> convenient to catastrophic failure, with the latter being commonplace. I'd
> say about 75% of the crimp connectors have failed within the three years
> they've been installed, both inside and outside. Once any stress goes on the
> cable (just gravity for the most part), it's just been a matter of time
> before it fails in my experience. I'm using connectors from The RF
> Connection as well as the crimp tool they provided and I use a cable-prep
> tool from DX Engineering. This summer all my remaining crimp-on connectors
> will be cut off and new solder-type (inside) and clamp-type connectors
> (outside) will go on instead. I'm quite intrigued about this new clamp type
> and I'd personally like to get more first-hand experiences before
> shotgunning out all the existing connectors.
>
>
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>   - pjd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 3:28 PM
> To: towertalk reflector
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Crimp-on PL259
>
> As part of my tower refurbishment I'm giving crimp connectors (NOT clamp) a
> try. The
> first 3 went really smoothly.
>
> No. 4 however had a problem. When I squeezed the crimper, it was like trying
> to crush
> a ground rod. The sleeve was barely deformed. Crimping further away from the
> body,
> over the coax jacket, was normal, but not where it should be.
>
> The coax is Buryflex, and the connector fit it well. All the connectors were
> ordered
> at the same time, and the ones I have left seem to be the same diameters.
>
> Anybody have an idea what I ran into?
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
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