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Re: [TowerTalk] Reliability (or not) of SMA connectors

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Reliability (or not) of SMA connectors
From: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2022 10:33:18 -0800
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On 12/4/22 9:13 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
My first thought is/was that there might be some sort of conductive Loctite-equivalent that I could use.  Nothing found so far.


It also occurs to me that that you are NOT depending on the threads for conductivity on a SMA connector. The shield connection is at the face of the threaded part of the jack, and a corresponding face inside. The nut is just there to put the appropriate clamping force on that face.


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