Yes, me too...
>>Thanks for the tip, Don. Been preparing coax cables for years the hard (and >>wrong) way. > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 10, 2019, at 3:02 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Clark and all, >> >> The secret to stripping the outer insulation from ANY coax (including the >> RG178) is to first score the outer insulation a bit (not trying to cut all >> the way to the shield), then bend the cable at the score mark which will >> stretch the insulation a bit - then a light touch with the blade will cause >> the insulation to split all the way down to the shield. >> Rotate the cable to the other side and do the 'bend and touch' thing again. >> You should then be able to slide the insulation off the shield. >> >> Separate the shield strands and split them into two groups - twist the >> strands on one half and cut the rest away. >> >> You can do the same "score, bend and touch" operation to the center >> conductor if you do not have good wire cutters to strip it. Do not nick the >> conductor, or it will break after it is soldered. >> >> The other thing many hams do not realize is that the braid of the shield >> should NOT be filled with solder (making it stiff). Solder only the tip as >> far in as necessary to make the connection. If soldered stiff, it will >> usually break either where it is soldered to the board or connector or at >> the point where the braid exits the coax. >> I have replaced the input coax on many KPA100s and KAT2s that were broken >> because the shield was soldered stiff. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
