[Boatanchors] UHF bulkhead socket

[Nick England]

I have long suspected that there is an entire department at Tyco
(formerly AMP) in charge of making their part numbers as confusing as
possible. There may be a part number that includes the nut and washer,
but you'll never be able to find out. The surprising thing about this
particular part is that it doesn't require a special $350 installation
tool....
They make some good stuff and have a mind-boggling array of products,
but they have always made it terribly difficult on their customers
even when they used to produce that Sears catalog-sized book.
cheers,
Nick K4NYW


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> Dick KF4NS wrote:
>> Boy, every time I try to order parts lately I get the wrong thing.
>>
>> I ordered from Mouser the Tyco 5-1814815-1 connector that in the
>> catalog looks line a SO-239 with a nut on it but when I got it, the
>> nut is actually part of the connector and they call it "UHF bulkhead
>> socket rear mount"
>>
>> How do you use these connectors? I have a project with need for a
>> SO-239 on each side of a potted metal box but wanted to avoid drilling
>> 4 holes for each connector so picked this as a substitute.
>>
>> Any ideas?