nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect Guest
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:04 pm Post subject: Connectors for small diameter 'coax" wires |
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At 07:45 PM 4/29/2011, you wrote:
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I know about the existence of connectors for RG0400-like coax
cables, but are there similar connectors for small diameter wires
like 18AWG shielded Tefzel wires? I hate the resulting "lump" in the
wire when I try to connect shield and core wires using butt-splice
connectors, and the shrink-wrap never seems to contract nicely
around the wires afterwards.
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Are you talking about coax connectors? Yes,
virtually every series of connector is available
tailored to a particular coax. The problem is
having tools for crimped connectors.
I've never found it useful to expand the line
of tools for a situation that turns up once every
couple of years. Consider this work-around I published
for another 'coax down sizing' issue some years ago.
http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/RG58/RG58.html
In years past, I've also 'jeeped' a standard UG88
BNC connector onto a smaller diameter coax and then
potted the wire into the back of the connector with
epoxy.
If you had a hundred of these joints to make, yeah,
go buy the tools and right connectors. If you've got
a couple . . . there are practical work-arounds.
Bob . . .
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