[TowerTalk] PL-259 - reuse or replace

[AB2E Darrell]

Pete,
Personally, I would replace them.
Do you have Amazon Prime by any chance?
There's a couple good companies on there that have quality PL-259s, even teflon, and they are in stock.
I recently bought a pack of them.
I only mention Prime because of the free shipping.
73 Darrell AB2E



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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of N4ZR <n4zr at comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2021 4:25 PM
To: TowerTalk <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] PL-259 - reuse or replace

I've discovered that one of the PL-259s on a pre-made RG-8X cable shows
carbon tracks inside and arcs when I try to use it - I run full power
through the junction on 40M and lower bands. Am I right to assume that I
need to replace the connector, or is it feasible to clean up and reuse?
Should I toss the mating barrel connector as well?  I don't mind
replacing, but with ARRL DX next weekend and Radio Shack out of
business, time is a consideration.

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73, Pete N4ZR
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