PL-259 Installation Made Easy for RG8X

[purge98]

I have been doing this sort of thing for over 45 years and know that your wrist artery is too close to that very sharp dangerous blade.

You need to read up on safety at work and apply those rules accordingly.

By the way...do those shirts come in different colors?

[KC8YOQ]

@purge98 Please he also KNOWS what he is doing!

[ik3umt]

I don't like this reducer thing....

Coax jacket is free to rotate inside the reducer with no long-lasting result.

I prefer the threaded "per cable" connector , where it have to be screwed along the jacket.

Soldering holes are the most problematic action as you can melt the cable before solder fixes to body

I usually tin the holes and the braid with solder prior to insert the cable and let them cool

When coax inserted, soldering is a quick moment...

[KC8YOQ]

@ik3umt Those can do those that can't complain about those that can!!!

[cigarjohn42]

Good Video. Question though? I have a weird PL-259 connector. Like most of the other videos, people solder the solid or stranded core to the hollow pin connector. My connector is rounded at the end and sealed. The inside of the connector where the coax goes up into has a little pin sticking out. I guess this is a solderless type of a connector. Don't know how to use it or install my RG-8 to it. Any suggestions? Have you seen solderless PL-259 connectors before?

[1rleger]

Great video! I was a c.b.er in the 1960's to 1981 and then got married. The rest is history. I just bought a mobile c.b. unit for my truck and I could not exactly remember how I installed a 259 connector back in the day. This was a great help.

[TheTech1978]

Great video this is the same way I prep and solder my PL-259 to RG-8X and I never have a problem. Everyone does their connectors differently and everyone thinks their way is better. What it comes down to is how well the connector works. Plain and simple.

[Alex35J]

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[royalbrainwave]

Applying so much heat to the holes will almost guarantee the foam dielectric to melt to; chances are high that the outer jacket will find its way to touch the inner conductor. It is better to slide the reducer over the folded back braided outer jacket, and only soldering the tip to the inner conductor. The connection the reducer makes with the outer jacket this way is as good, and there is no solder stiffening up any strands so they never break. This from a guy who has been doing this 25 years.

[w4wwjjim]

I didnt see or here you telling anyone to tighten the adaptor other than hand tight.

That will not work very long befor it shorts out. Should be tighten with vise grips two pairs one on the adaptor other on body of pl259. From a ham thats been doing this for thirty years

[paraglidermx]

@w4wwjjim Once its soldered...it aint goin nowhere anyway cause he soldered the connector to the reducer??? I do agree about the heay issue though,a quick hot iron and zap...hes getting this thing too hot!!!!

[HAMCBRadio]

Scott .. What is the wattage of the soldering gun you used in the video? .. Thanks!

[unosuave]

Clean around the holes and adapter with a knife or fine sand paper. The 42 watt soldering is too small to flow the solder onto the brade and adapter. I recommend a 100 watt gun.

[handsupbud]

I'm recommending this to all my friends!

[JackSoffalot]

Hey thanks! Great job and I love TT radios. BTW, it took more than 6 minutes and I really dig the 70's porno music in the backround of the video. LOL

[Darkr12]

Thankyou for this, helped me a lot.

[HAMCBRadio]

Good Job .. Thanks!

[MrSkaramanga]

Which gives better performance RG8-U or RG8-X? and is one easier to solder/work with than the other?

Thanks

[codyq74]

i know this was to show by example and a good one it is, but you could put 3 or 4 on in the time elapsed if you used a palidan coaxial cutter/stripper tool. it strips jacket..cuts shield to length all in one motion

a must for making your own

[MrSkaramanga]

Yea I'm looking to get back into CB-HAM myself and was looking to get a coaxial cutter/stripper. I used to use the "old fashioned" method and it was hit or miss, sometimes it would work great, sometimes the SWR's would be dangerously high. So I figure Radio Shack would have it, would you suggest any particular one for me to ask for?

Thanks

[vtwinbuilder]

and i thought it was going to be a long technical job very well done now i know how to make my own coax now thank you

[Donsshack]

couple tips:

use silver/teflon PL259

helps to use rosin flux and silver solder on shield, I solder it to the end of the reducer before I screw it to the plug (takes less heat). Teflon coax is also a nice idea, especially if VHF+.

IF used exposed to weather, seal with rubber tape or silicone gel.

Don, kc8qfp

[VO1XH]

Bravo,well done

73Don,VO1XH

[brewhoo]

Cool info, thank you. 73, Joe kd0eix

[GeoDon999]

I would have liked to see a continuity test between center and ground, otherwise very well done.

N4TZH

[waynepxix]

Very helpful.

[jstrunck]

Scott,

Another excellent PL-259 connector installation vid!

Looking forward to more how-to vids!

John

[helixwinder]

Don't forget to check for shorts both before and after soldering the connector!

[clemchou91]

very nice video thanks for the explanations!!