On Jan 23, 10:42*pm, Steve wrote:
Hello Jim,

I need to upgrade my connections with my age and dog gonna it I'm slipping!

Oh well.

73
Steve







"Jim Hampton" wrote:
Hello Jay,

You cannot say enough bad concerning nickel plated stuff. *I'm
unfortunate enough to have one nickel plated audio plug. *I've probably
resoldered half a dozen times (no decent iron to do it and I've got to
replace the dang thing). *Unfortunately, Rat Shack doesn't carry much
anymore (and that is where I got that miserable plug in the first place!)
and since manufacturing has gone offshore, the last of the surplus places
shut down last December.

Sigh. *Internet Express, I guess

N connectors were a lot nicer

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
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Hello Steve:

I will share with you what I know and my experiences.

Soldering the PL-259 Connectors is not an easy task, it takes some
practice.

Yes you will a 100 watt iron or the heavy duty soldering gun 250 watts
or more. And plug it in and let get hot for around 5 to 10 minutes.

I use the Silver plated PL-259 Connectors well worth the extra cost to
allow for a quick and easy solder job. The nickel plated PL-259
connectors I don't use, but in a bind I will use a Chain Saw small
round file to open up the 4 soldering holes and expose the brass that
is much easier to solder to. Trying to solder to the nickel plating is
dog ****. And will get the PL-259 Connector tooooo toooo HOT!

Be sure that the coax center and shield wires are shiny and clean from
dirt and oil. DO NOT try to solder them if these wires are corroded or
dingy looking, a good indication the coax may have gotten water in it..
You might have to cut back the coax a foot or two to get to shiny
copper looking wires. If after cutting the coax back a foot or two and
shield wire is still looking not shiny I say get new coax. Or very
easily scrape off the none shiny coating off the coax wires.

I Tin the center wire of the Coax, or give it a quick lite application
of solder, then with a exzato knife I scrape the center wire of any
left over solder, allowing it to fit inside the PL-259 center pin.

There are many places on the net here that will show how the PL-259
should be soldered and how the coax should be stripped.

The important thing to remember is that you need to practice doing
soldering the PL-259 connectors. Its ok to get too much heat on the
connector at first, but you want to be able to get on the PL-259
connector with the coax and connector being held in a vice and make the
solder job of one of the holes and then get off. I also have a wet
paper towel to cool the PL-259 connector if I get too hot.

I file a small notch into the soldering iron tip to allow a small part
of the soldering iron tip to go inside the soldering holes of the
PL-259 connector. This is a big help when you want to get on the
connector solder it, and get off right away. Coaxes like LMR 400 have a
really light weight dielectric material between the center and shield
wire that is easy to get too hot have a short in the coax. So being
able to get on, solder, and get the soldering iron off the PL-259
connector is important.

I plan on putting a video on the web site showing how to solder the
PL-259 connectors.

Here's a few web sites for ya....
http://www.seed-solutions.com/gregor...perimentation/
SolderCoax.htm
http://www.hcarc.us/articles/solderi...connectors.htm
http://www.mgs4u.com/Connector-PL-259-guide.pdf

Jay in the Mojave

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