Excellent question! The set I purchased is marked just this way, and I'm at a loss to understand how to apply them.
John K5MO Bob Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: To [EMAIL PROTECTED] Elecraft@mailman.qth.net, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc 09/16/2007 09:55 PM Subject [qrp-tech] Crimpers Revisited Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Guys, Let me start by thanking every one who responded to my request for a source for good coax crimpers. Lots of good choices at various price points. I noticed that some crimpers were listed with dyes or jaws with no coax designation just three digit dye sizes like .148, .259 or .291 or whatever. These are obviously the diameter of the closed jaw after it has ratcheted to its tightest position. I started thinking, how would you select the right size dye for a random piece of coax. I have a set of digital calipers. would I measure the OD of the sheild or the plastic outside cover, or the dielectric and add some magical number like twenty thousanths of an inch. I have used crimpers thousands of times on various jobs and usally there is a set of crimpers with RG-316, or whatever, written in felt pen on the handle and you used them without a second thought. Whats the correct way to figure it out or does it change with every connector coax combo. Sorry for the slightly off topic use of bandwidth, but I have never heard it discussed before. Maybe thats because only a knucklehead like me would ask this question! Thanks, Bob K6GGO Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qrp-tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qrp-tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for SPAM content and Viruses by the MessageL abs Email Security System. ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com