Hi Ron, the heat shrink alone is not water tight. Your plan to use the
fusing tape is the very best way to seal the connectors. The fusing tape of
coarse needs uv protection and even cheap vinyl tape will work fine for that.
73,
Gerald K5GW
In a message dated 3/10/2010 4:39:12 P.M. Central Standard Time,
w4lde@numail.org writes:
Thanks to all that replied, I remember that I never had soldered the
shield and thought that was the correct method.
I will also as many have suggested use some heat shrink for stability as
well as helping with water intrusion. Was planning on #33 or #88 tape
plus some fusion style tape to help with the final connections.
Again thanks to everyone for your comments.
73 de
Ron W4LDE
On 3/10/2010 3:18 PM, TexasRF@aol.com wrote:
> Ron, the clamping ring for N connectors is nickel plated. You will turn
the
> coax to charcoal before successfully soldering the shield to it.
>
> One of the major failure modes with N connectors is having the shield
work
> loose due to pulling and twisting the cable. A short piece of heat shrink
> tubing over the clamping end of the connector and a couple inches of
the
> coax will provide excellent reinforcement and improved reliability.
>
> The recommended connector installation procedure has worked very well
for a
> lot of years.
>
> 73,
> Gerald K5GW
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/10/2010 12:00:01 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> w4lde@numail.org writes:
>
> Just getting ready to install some a new beam and coax plus N style
> male connectors on a new tower. It's been awhile since I last used one
> (N style) and have reviewed via the WEB and the ARRL handbook
> recommended installation methods and find two different methods with
> respect to the barrel and shield connection.
>
> The barrel I am referring to is the small piece were the shield is
> folded back over and then compressed and held in place by a O-ring,
> washer and screw in clamp.
>
> The ARRL handbook does not call for any solder of the shield to the
> barrel peace but on one ham web sites recommends that the shield be
> soldered to the barrel insert piece and then assembled the same way as
> the non soldered. If I remember and it has been some time since I used
> N type but I believe I did not solder the shield but relied on the
> compression and clamp fittings to make good contact from the shield to
> the N fitting.
>
> Would appreciate your opinion, to SOLDER or NOT to SOLDER.
>
> 73 de
> Ron W4LDE
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