[TowerTalk] PL259 Connectors Part 2

[Chuck Dietz]

Where can I buy a good crimper and coax prep tool?

Chuck W5PR

On Thursday, May 12, 2016, Bob K6UJ <k6uj at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Jerry,
>
> I fully understand.
> I have been soldering PL-259's for years, like most of us
> here on the forum.  I do crimped connectors too.   Took me awhile
> to convince myself that a crimped connection was reliable, and it is.
> But, I also get the iron out and solder PL-259's.
> My elmer taught me how to solder a PL-259 when I became a novice in 1957.
> I've soldered
> many a connector since then.  It is very interesting for me to hear about
> the different approaches.
> The point I am attempting to make here is that our objective isn't
> necessarily to rank different
> connection approaches.  Just sharing our experience with PL-259 connectors.
> This discussion may go on and on as many do on the reflector.  This is
> what we do :-)
>
> 73,
> Bob
> K6UJ
>
>
> On 5/12/16 1:29 PM, Jerry Gardner wrote:
>
>> It seems to me that people keep coming up with all sorts of wild and crazy
>> ways to solder PL-259 connectors. I suppose this is because the original
>> method developed by Amphenol decades ago has perceived shortcomings,
>> particularly in how that method prescribes soldering the coax braid to the
>> connector. Some of these "solutions" just make me wince, while others make
>> me a little nauseous.
>>
>>
>> The prep time involved with some of these methods is lengthy and tedious
>> and, in my opinion, unnecessary. Why go to all that trouble for something
>> as simple as connecting a connector to a cable? Just because hams seem to
>> be wedded to soldering? Using a coax prep tool and crimper, I can strip
>> coax and crimp a connector on in about 45 seconds from start to finish.
>> Try
>> that with some of the bizarre methods advocated here and on other ham
>> websites.
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