[TowerTalk] Buryflex Conector Help

[Tom_N2SR]

I install PL-259s the old fashion way, and I guess "crudely"   No coax prep tool, no crimping.   I have noticed a similar issue to Rodger.   A few times I would remove the foil and dielectric by rotating it off the center strands.  If I did that "too much" it would twist the center strands too tightly, and made it more difficult to get them into the center pin.  Now what I do is free the dielectric and pull straight away from the cable.   Tom, N2SR
  

At 12:19 AM 11/6/2015, Tony wrote:
>All:
>
>Davis RF Buryflex cable is a great product, but I'm finding it 
>difficult to get the center conductor inside the connector pin 
>without fraying the stranded wire. I'm using a coax prep tool and 
>keeping the center conductor from becoming deformed, but it seems 
>the connector that Davis RF recommends (RFU-507-SI) needs more 
>chamfering on the pin to help prevent this problem.
>
>I was thinking about tinning the tip of center conductor and then 
>grinding it to a point with Dremel tool or maybe using a drill bit 
>to add more chamfer to the pin.
>
>Maybe there's a connector out there that's easier to install? Any 
>suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>73, Tony
>
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