Not to open a can-o-worms again, but just closing the loop here. A while back, I asked for help IDing the pins used on the pigtails soldered to the ANT1 & ANT 2 panel connectors.
Well, I finally got my hands on some new ones, AND I have ID'd the EXACT part number should I ever need it again. I took a break from building my delta loop's third support tilt-base for about an hour today and finally built up the new N-connector panel mounts with pigtails. Now, I can put the OEM Elecraft parts away UN-molested and have them readily available should I ever need them. Here's a link to a pic with my newly constructed assemblies in the front and the OEM assemblies in the back: *http://montac.com/images/antenna/UHF_2_N.jpg* (2.15 MB file)* * _Notes on construction:_ N-Connector, panel mount - Pasternack Part# PE45085 Wire: 18 AWG, Mil-Spec, AG-Plated, Stranded Cu, BLACK, Teflon Jacket Pin: MILL-MAX 3231 PCB pin Solder: Pb/Sn/Ag/Cu (4% silver) Soldered using high temp, broad tip for fast heat, minimum dwell. After fully cooling, cleaned well with 99.9% Iso. Alcohol, dried. Resistance check done and measures below instruments resolution at zero. Exposed areas of wire/solder covered with 2-coats of conformal coating to prevent oxidation. Connectors installed and radio re-assembled. (Note: PA must be removed and shield unfastened and moved a bit to remove KAT3A board to allow OE connector removal. Installation is reverse of removal.) Silver plated wire is stiffer than the OE wire and requires some gentle shaping to line the pins up with the receptacles on the KAT3A board. That's it... Back to finishing up my over-engineered tilt-base and telescoping, free-standing (mostly) 40' mast. I'll post some pics of that later if anyone is interested. Have a good evening! ______________________ Clay Autery, KG5LKV MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
