I wonder why quite a few people on this reflector recommend using a crimp style
PL-259 but still talk about the best way to solder the center conductor.
If it's best to crimp the shield wouldn't it be better to have a connector
where the center conductor gets crimped also?
Does such a thing exist?
73 de Terry KK6T
At 09:18 PM 11/8/2006, Dan Hearn wrote:
>Bill: I have found that the center pin solder job works best if the wire OD
>is a tight fit to the ID of the pin. I use a small piece of buss wire
>inserted into the pin to fill any air space. My best results have been when
>the short piece of buss wire is bent into a U shape or even a W shape. It
>should have to be forced into the opening. You can leave a long end on the
>wire sticking out while the soldering takes place and then cut it flush.
>This is particularly effective when the coax conductor is small like RG58,
>etc.
>73, Dan, N5AR
>
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>Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 8:43 PM
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] One more question on PL-259s
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>
>I must have soldered hundreds of these nasty little things over the
>years and it just occurred to me there might be a better way to do the
>center conductor.
>
>I have always trimmed the center conductor so it was flush with the
>end of the center pin and then soldered it. This works reasonably
>well, but I've had some well-soldered pins eventually break free from
>the center conductor due to vibration and flexing.
>
>It occurred to me that it might actually be a stronger connection if I
>cut the center conductor short by about 1/8 inch so it was down inside
>the center pin and then flowed the solder down to it. That way, the
>solder would have the entire face of the cut end of the cable to bond
>to and should be a bit stronger I would think.
>
>Just some idle thoughts on a cool evening in the desert while watching
>the moon rise.
>
>Comments?
>
>Bill, W6WRT
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