[Elecraft] BNC Connectors

[Julian, G4ILO]

alsopb wrote:
> 
> Look at the cost of small quantities of decent BNC connectors.
> Then look at the price of prefab cables.  You'll find that buying prefab 
> stuff is cheaper. Add in the cost of a crimper tool and prefab's are the 
> way to go.
> 
> The break even point is probably several hundred.
> 
There's a lot to be said for the convenience of being able to make cables
exactly the length you want, when you want them.

I like the RG-8 Mini cable which is slightly thicker than RG-58, and I
bought a batch of crimp connectors for it. But unlike the RG-58 crimp
connectors they didn't come with a sleeve to crimp the braid to the
connector. They are all one piece (except for the center pin that you solder
on as normal) and from the look of them you are expected to crimp the back
of the plug on to the bared cable itself, which I wouldn't have thought
would give a reliable connection. Consequently I haven't tried to use them.
Has anyone come across connectors like this and knows what you are supposed
to do with them?

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