Don, In my experience, PL-259s do not get tightened properly when the little teeth on the end do not engage properly. So, when I tighten PL-259s, I make sure that the teeth fit in together properly and this always gives a snug fit. Note: I am not sure if these are called teeth or not.
In almost 60 years of dealing with PL-259s the only time I needed pliers was to undo the PL-259 connector that I had on my truck that had sealant on it (it was very much in the weather) and stuck besides. Then again, I don’t ever remember having any loose connection problems with PL-259s either. 73, phil, K7PEH > On Apr 3, 2017, at 7:42 AM, Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > Phil, > > PL-259s depend on tightness to make a good connection to the shield. > This is an often overlooked cause of problems. > After hand tightening, snug them up just a bit more with pliers if you want > them to be reliable. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 4/3/2017 10:19 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: >> >>> On Apr 3, 2017, at 5:25 AM, Nr4c <n...@widomaker.com> wrote: >>> >>> Don't overlook the obvious. Check to make sure the connectors are all very >>> tight. "Hand snug" is not good enough! >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> ...bc nr4c >> >> What do you mean “Hand Snug” is not good enough? ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
