[Elecraft] XG1 BNC connector

[Steve Lawrence]

Jim - Same problem. Center pin is indeed U shaped. I compressed it with 
a pliers from the pin's end to the plastic housing. Carefully compress 
as much as possible. I was then able to seat it and get enough of the 
center through the hole to be able to pull the lead through from the 
solder side. Checked the center pin for isolation before soldering. 
Looks as if the PC board hole is too small.

73, Steve WB6RSE

On May 31, 2004, at 1:37 PM, Jim Giammanco wrote:

> I'm building an XG1 and the center pin of  the BNC connector just won't
> fit in the PB board holes. The other pin is mighty tight. The center 
> pin
> seems to be formed as a tiny U-shaped channel and might succumb to some
> careful squeezing, otherwise I'm gonna work on it with a needle file 
> and
> hope I don't bung it up too much.
>
> Anyone encounter the same situation and prefer one method to the other?
>
> 73
> Jim N5IB