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1. [TowerTalk] PL-259 - reuse or replace (score: 1): Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 16:25:13 -0500; 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 t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00041.html (7,705 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] PL-259 - reuse or replace (score: 1): Author: AB2E Darrell <ab2e@hotmail.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 21:37:54 +0000; 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 boug; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00042.html (8,217 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] PL-259 - reuse or replace (score: 1): Author: Les Kalmus <w2lk@bk-lk.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 21:07:00 -0500; I would replace it. They don't cost much and there's no point playing around with a PL-259 that has already arced over. It will do it again regardless of how well you think you have cleaned/restored; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00043.html (8,076 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] PL-259 - reuse or replace (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 21:56:30 -0800; I wouldn't consider using anything but Amphenol 83-1SP UHF connectors and their family of adapters. They aren't cheap, but I have had LOTS of issues with cheap knock-offs unbranded knockoffs. Those i; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00044.html (9,220 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] PL-259 - reuse or replace (score: 1): Author: john@kk9a.com; Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:44:25 -0600; Do not use Radio Shack or similar off brand PL-259s. DX Engineering, Mouser, etc have Amphenol connectors and they ship them quickly. I believe that DXE also has quality premade cables with Amphenol; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00045.html (8,141 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] PL-259 - reuse or replace (score: 1): Author: Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:36:49 -0600; Same here. I'll add that it seems like a lot of hams think Teflon dielectric represents a gold standard for UHF connectors. Amphenol uses Teflon in a limited number of their UHF jacks and maybe some; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00046.html (8,986 bytes)

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