[Elecraft] KPA1500 LOW GAIN FAULT

[hawley, charles j jr]

I don’t tighten pl259s with pliers. I wiggle the plug so it sets into the mating grooves while tightening it with my fingers and never had them get loose. I think that’s where folks go wrong...when the plug doesn’t set into the grooves. I almost need pliers to remove the plug when disconnecting it. At least 60 years so far this works...

Chuck Jack 
KE9UW

Sent from my iPhone, cjack 

> On May 1, 2019, at 11:46 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/1/2019 9:08 AM, Ron Durie wrote:
>> Tightening inside PL259's with pliers is not desirable, because each Hams
>> definition of "SNUG" occurs at different Torque levels.
>> I want to use my hands to screw them on and off.
> You may like that, but mother nature likes them tight. And she always wins.
>>   Also, when you have SO239 chassis mounted "Round" connectors (using one
>> large lock washer), then pliers will loosen them every time.
> 
> I'd call that equipment junk.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
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