On 09/11/2018 10:55 AM, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
Does one also crimp the inner, for it seems far too tiny to survive such
physical action?

I haven't crimped a BNC connector since the mid '90s, but I seem to
recall crimping the center pin too.

Also, with general purpose crimping tools, when fully open, is there
sufficient room for the assembled BNC plug to pass back through the
opening?

The vast majority of the crimping tools that I've used have jaws that
open like a clam shell or a pair of channel lock pliers. So they open
enough to allow the cable to slide out sideways and not bother with
clearing the connector on either end.

(Visions of a double-ended BNC lead with the crimping tool forever doomed
to dangle from the middle :-) )

I'm confident that such has happened somewhere. Both accidentally and
on purpose. With the on purpose being returning something mission
critical to service and as a prank.

(Question originally posed in uk.radio.amateur but no replies received)

Cross posted a reply, with follow up set to rec.radio.amateur.equipment
where I'm reading & replying.



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