GB> Re: [Boatanchors] PL-259 modification...pic online now...

[Theosleaper]

Yes, but does it comply with "NPC 200-4"?
Anyone remember?
Rick, K1WYH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu
> [mailto:owner-glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu]On Behalf Of john
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:41 PM
> To: Sandy; WE0H
> Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; Glowbugs reflector
> Subject: Re: GB> Re: [Boatanchors] PL-259 modification...pic online
> now...
>
>
> I have been doing this for some time and it really works well. If you tin
> the newly exposed brass before beginning the process, it works
> even better.
> With a large iron (like American Beauty) with a lot of thermal mass, it
> makes soldering these things quite easy.
>
> I also would add dampening a sponge, so that when you're finished
> with the
> solder joint, you can cool the housing off by pressing it into the damp
> (not wet) sponge, minimizing the time the heat has to soak into the inner
> insulator, perhaps melting it.
>
> With a high thermal mass iron, it takes very little time for the
> housing to
> get to reflow temp (and thus less chance of melting the inner
> insulator sheath.
>
> Thanks Sandy!
> John K5MO
>
>
>
>
> At 08:55 PM 10/11/2007, Sandy wrote:
> >Mike,
> >    Many thanks for posting it someplace!  It's not really my idea,
> > someone else told me about the trick years ago.  Amphenol used to plate
> > the connectors with something that took solder ( silver, at one
> time) but
> > they plate them with something that is hard to "wet" with solder now
> > (with rosin core flux).
> >    Hope this helps you guys like it's helped me over the years.
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Sandy W5TVW
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "WE0H" <we0h at yahoo.com>
> >To: "Sandy" <ebjr37 at charter.net>
> >Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Glowbugs reflector"
> ><glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu>
> >Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:57 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] PL-259 modification...pic online now...
> >
> >
> >>Here's the link to Sandy's picture.
> >>http://www.we0h.us/tmp/PL-259-Modification.jpg
> >>
> >>Mike
> >>WE0H
> >>
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