[ARC5] [ARC-5radio] ARC-5 cable connectors question

[Mike Hanz]

My pleasure, John.  It went against my early training, too.  If you have 
a whole bunch of these to do, you might consider snagging one of those 
"helping hand magnifiers"" on ebay if you don't already have one.  
They're inexpensive and will save a lot of angst in the process.  Just 
wait until you get to the 12  and 18 pin connectors! :-)   Add a 
Panavise Model 201 to hold the connector and you'll be all set!

  - Mike

On 12/14/2013 2:59 PM, John Saxon wrote:
> Thanks again, Mike.  That certainly goes against all my training :-)
>
> Well, you know how those old wives are.
>
> I greatly appreciate your help, once again,
> 73
> John
> K5ENQ
>
>
> On Saturday, December 14, 2013 1:28 PM, Mike Hanz 
> <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
> On 12/14/2013 2:13 PM, John Saxon wrote:
> > I am assembling a 40m CW/AM station, using the T-22, R-27 & MD-7. I
> > have obtained some connectors and am making up my required cables.
> >
> > Never having done this before, I am not sure how to connect the cable
> > wires to the connector.
> >
> > Specifically, I have a PL-148, 3 conductor 28v input to the MD-7.
> > There is a cylindrical drop-out that has 3 "cups" (I'll call 'em),
> > labeled appropriately "1", "2", & "3". Two of the cups have what
> > appears to be old solder in them, #3 is clean. I don't see with what
> > I have how to mechanically secure the wires to the cups.
>
> You don't, John. They are insert, heat, solder, which is pretty much
> how all connectors are put together. It helps to have one of those
> weights with the adjustable test clips on them to hold each wire as you
> solder it into the cup and a vise for the connecter. If there are no
> wires soldered in the two used cups you can use the heat and stab
> method. It's odd, but connectors were probably the first instantiation
> of the "solder is strong enough" philosophy that found its culmination
> in the Tektronix scopes, where _nothing_ was wrapped around terminals
> "to make a secure mechanical connection". Another old wives tale debunked.
>
> 73,
> - Mike KC4TOS
>
>
>
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