[Elecraft] OT: Installing PL-259's

[Don Wilhelm]

I would think that "removing carefully could be helped by first removing 
about a half inch of the outer jacket and tinning that - then remove the 
remainder of the jacket.  That way the braid will not expand when it is 
uncovered.

73,
Don W3FPR
On 11/12/2013 3:45 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote:
> Not if it's removed carefully and tinned. I've done it hundreds of times.
>
> On 11/12/2013 12:27 PM, AG0N-3055 wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:00:41 -0800, Vic K2VCO wrote:
>>
>>> The trick is to remove the outer insulation carefully without 
>>> damaging the braid and then
>>> tin it BEFORE trying to cut it. A large soldering iron (not a gun) 
>>> makes it easy to tin
>>> without disturbing the braid or melting the insulation. Then cut the 
>>> tinned braid with a
>>> tubing cutter.
>>
>> But just removing the insulating sheath allows the braid to expand to
>> larger diameter, causing it to catch on the inside of the connector in
>> many/most cases.
>>