ATanner283@aol.com wrote:
> Hi all....I saw a post a little while back about soldering difficulties with
> 213 coax. Here is a system I have been using with great success. Get yourself
> a small tube cutter, the kind you use for copper tubing. Score the plastic
> outer shield with it. Just go deep enuff to barely cut thru the plastic only.
> This makes a nice "square " cut. Next, tin the braid. Now take the cutter
> again and make a deep score in the tinned braid the correct distance from the
> outer covering. Flex the braid a couple of times and it will separate in a
> very nice "square" end also. Now take the cutter and cut thru the plastic down
> to the wire. I usually don't go the full depth so as not to "ding" the center
> connector. Tin center connector. If you have made your lengths correct it will
> screw together tightly and the braid WILL fit in the 259 right up to the holes
> and past so you can make a very nice connection inside and out. I know there
> are variations of this but this works super for me.
Al,
I've been using the same technique for RG8/U and PL259s for years
and it works just great.
Does need a sharp tubing cutter and a little patience.
Never tried it on RG58.
Lyn, W4WDN
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