Hi Jerry,
Tnx for the clothespin hint...I those banana plugs are a bear to solder.
Tom
k2 1103
wb2qdg
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremiah McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 10:30 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Coax cable
Hi, Jesse:
There are several good ways to unravel the braid on coax...One way is to
use a sharp pointed tool, like an awl, a dental pick, an ice pick, or even
a BIG needle, and, starting near the end, inset the point into the braid
and push the point of the tool outward toward the end of the cable,
unraveling the braid...Continue doing that, working back a little at a
time towards the cut end of the outer jacket until you have it all
unraveled...
Another way is to lay the cable on the table and simply comb it with a
fine wire brush, starting at the end of the bare braid and working back
towards the cut end of outer jacket, rotating the cable on the table as
you go...A wire brush is also good to use to comb the braid out over the
grounding ring when installing BNC's, after which the braid can be trimmed
with cuticle scissors...A suede brush is ideal...
Still another way is to grasp the end of the unraveled braid and push it
inward towards the cut end of the outer jacket, causing it to bunch up
near the end of the outer jacket...Then take an awl and open up a hole in
the bunched up braid near the end of the outer jacket...Bend the cable
over sharply at the hole and, using the awl, work the inner conductor out
through the hole...This leaves the braid unraveled and intact...It can now
be pulled straight forming a braided wire...
The banana plugs are intended to be plugged into your DMM which you will
be using as a read-out when using the probe...Soldering to the banana
plugs can be a challenge because the plug has to be held stationary
somehow...A vise will soak up the heat preventing good soldering...A
spring type wooden clothespin is handy for holding the banana plug when
soldering, it won't soak up the heat...
Hope this helps...GL and 73
Jerry, wa2dkg
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