On 2022-07-18 07:14, Andy Durbin wrote:
There have been discussions of broken plug tips in Kenwood and
Elecraft group. There seem to be two solutions. Either change the
complete jack assembly or improvise a method to extract the tip the
way it went in.
*** I happened on a good fix for a coaxial power connector. It was one
of those
fancy plastic overmolded ones, and the wire had broken where it entered
the overmold. I figured it was toast, and I would have to find another
one. Coaxial power connectors are a pain because there are so many
different ones that all look the same.
On a whim, I tried to cut off the overmold. The plastic rubber was
just too tough.
Then - an idea. I chopped off the wire, and chucked the connector into
my little lathe. The lathe cut off that overmold in mere seconds,
exposing the actual connector with its pair of solder joints. A bit of
solder and shrink tubing later, and I had a fully functioning connector!
- Jerry, KF6VB
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