[TowerTalk] PL-259 - can connectors be recycled?

[Wes Stewart]

 First line of my second paragraph:
"I cut the cable off close to the connector (1" or so).  This allows you to unscrew the outer sheath and get it out of the way."


    On Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 02:24:55 PM MST, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:  
 
 Exactly right, Steven! And that's how I install them. Some 
PTFE-insulated and jacketed Commscope coax mfd for use in data centers, 
and that's equivalent to a very good RG8, has diameters smaller than 
RG8. To properly mount connectors on it, I had to build up the o.d. with 
a good heat shrink so that connectors could screw onto it and hold well..

Wes -- how do you deal with this? Is the propane torch hot enough to 
melt the outer jacket? Residue?

73, Jim K9YC

On 7/14/2024 1:30 PM, Steven Katz wrote:
> My take on this is:  This is difficult to accomplish successfully IF
> the connectors were originally properly installed.
> 
> That’s because what holds the cable into the connector isn't solder:
> Soldering makes the electrical bonds; the mechanical bond is
> accomplished when the connector is tightly threaded onto the cable
> jacket, so unless you can unthread it (possibly by melting the cable
> jacket material until it flows), after removing all the solder, the
> cable will still be in the connector.


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