[R-390] MB connector re use (right angle)

[Dennis Wade]

Thank you Roger for the encouragement.  After some careful attention and a
few choice words, I managed to get the clamp off and repair the connector.

There's mention in the Pearls of different kinds of miniature coax and how
well it fits into the MB connector.  A white jacketed coax was mentioned as
being a tight fit, and the cable I was working on is newer and white
jacketed.  Sure enough, the clamp wouldn't go over the cable.  So I elected
to take an appropriate sized drill and gently ream out the clamp.
Results...braid folded over the shoulders and trimmed...worked like a
charm.

        Dennis

On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Roger Ruszkowski <
flowertime01 at wmconnect.com> wrote:

>
> Dennis,
>
> Just many years of gunk in yours.
> If the coax is long enough,
> you can cut it off at the connector and then pick, pry and prod
> the old coax out of the connector one bit at a time.
>
> These things are rebuild able and I have done a few my self in the past.
>
> One of the fellows made a point last week about wearing your safety glasses
> as you heat up the solder iron.
>
> Roger AI4NI
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Wade <sacramento.cyclist at gmail.com>
> To: R-390 HF Receiver List <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sat, Jan 10, 2015 7:15 pm
> Subject: [R-390] MB connector re use (right angle)
>
>
> Good Afternoon,
>
>    Has anyone successfully pried apart and reused the braid clamp on the
> right angle MB connector from the IF out jack to the IF deck?  I need to
> repair the center conductor on the rt angle, but the clamp isn't
> cooperating..even with the petals pried open the coax isn't budging..
>    Otherwise I'm making the usual calls on Monday to Fair and to The RF
> Connection...they seemed to have had some in the past.
>
>      Dennis
>
> --
> "If they trust you, it is an extraordinary privilege, and you simply can't
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>       - A. Alan Post  1914-2011.  California Legislative Analyst 1949-1977.
>
> -------------------------
> Dennis L. Wade
> KG6ZI
> Carmichael, CA
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-- 
"If they trust you, it is an extraordinary privilege, and you simply can't
abuse it."
      - A. Alan Post  1914-2011.  California Legislative Analyst 1949-1977.

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Dennis L. Wade
KG6ZI
Carmichael, CA