[TowerTalk] Crimp Connector Tool

[Jim Brown]

Thanks Paul. Yes, Danny is a smart guy.

73, Jim K9YC

On 1/8/2020 12:43 PM, Paul Christensen wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> I'm not normally one for going against a manufacturer's assembly
> instructions, but K6MHE's installation method with a reducer is vastly
> superior to that suggested by Amphenol.  It works especially well with
> RG-400 and silver-plated UG reducers.  This method has been posted to the
> list in the past but newcomers may have an interest.  Try just one and see
> if you can't stop making more.
> 
> Installation is even easier when a bench vise is available.  Insert the
> cable into the vise straight up and adjust the cable so that when the
> reducer slides on, it rests on top of the jaws, making soldering a snap.
> With this method, even the cable cutting dimensions are less critical.
> 
>   https://www.zaarc.org/PL-259_w_reducer_Assembly.pdf