ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
On Sun, 8 Jul 2012 12:08:09 -0700, W7RT wrote:
>
>One more thing I forgot to mention about the PROPER installation of a
>PL-259. Make sure you clean all the flux from the center pin after you
>solder it! Also, when soldering the center pin, DO NOT get solder on the
>outside of the pin! And if you do, wipe it off while the solder is still
>hot. If you don?t get it completely off, it will cause your female (adapter
>of connector) receptacle pins to he flared out and cause poor connections in
>the future. I really don?t like to file the solder off either. If the
>connector is silver plated (which you should use) it will remove the silver
>plating from the pin which is also not good.
REPLY:
That's all good advice, but IMO there's an even better way. Use crimp-style
PL-259s. You do have to buy some extra tools and there is a short learning
curve, but I love them. I'll never go back to solder type.
73, Bill W6WRT
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