I agree with your process Chuck. I have never read an Amphenol document that suggests anything other than hand tight.
Since the barrel is knurled and has no flats for a wrench it seems certain that a wrench was not what the designer had in mind. 73 - Mike - K9JRI > On May 1, 2019, at 2:19 PM, hawley, charles j jr <c-haw...@illinois.edu> > wrote: > > 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 <j...@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 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
