Perhaps looking something like this one (BNC)? https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=6510 <https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=6510>
73, Bill-AK5X > On Jul 29, 2020, at 2:02 PM, George Danner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Andy, > > In the 60s & 70s, we had a screwdriver like tool for removing and inserting > PL-259 connectors in patch-bays in TV stations. It was a screwdriver handle > and shaft with a steel tube slightly smaller than the pl-259. The tube had a > longitudinal slot that was big enough for the cable to slip through. The side > of the tube away from the slot was welded to the screwdriver shaft. You > slipped the tube over the cable and then followed the cable to the connector. > We had 3 of these with various lengths from a few inches to a very long one > that was probably 18" or so. > > We switched from UHF to BNC connectors for video because the connector > density with solid state equipment had increase the connector density so that > most of the rack space was for connector panels not electronics. We quickly > found the equivalent for BNC as well. I believe we bought them from Pasternak > but not sure. > > I suspect that the tools were far more expensive than should have been since > we only had two sets. One set at the studio & one set at the transmitter. > > 73 > > George AI4VZ > > On 7/29/20 2:12 PM, Andy Durbin wrote: >> When I worked in the aerospace industry it was common practice to use >> special "pliers" for removing "Cannon" multi-pin round connectors. These >> were not any old plumber's pipe wrench (you know - the ones that plumbers >> use to destroy chrome finish bathroom fittings) but a special tool designed >> for this purpose. The jaws were rubber padded and exactly the right shape >> to match the connector locking ring. >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
