Came home from taking my Tech exam tonight and stumbled on in here. I passed 33/35. I found your videos very helpful in that you peaked my interest and helped me to learn what I am capable of. Onward to the General! 73
A few things. I'd advise to put the collar etc on first, before you do anything. I'd also make it clear to people not to score the copper in any way. Then when you take off the dielectric, avoid stretching it, this must affect the properties of the coax to some degree. I know it's difficult, I have had the same problem. And I would trim the centre conductor prior to soldering with an emphasis on temperature control and making sure the solder flows and takes. I like to finish this style of connector with some glue type heatshrink to waterproof that part and give extra support, particularly on RG58.
hey Jim, Got a problem. I bought a big spool of coax a few years ago, there are no indicators telling me what ohm it is. Do you have any videos showing how to test coax ( not for continuity ) for ohms. I was told it was 52 ohm (2099 stuff) but it looks like cable TV stuff. How do I test it?
