Tony, You are absolutely correct. It amazes me that anyone would install that component backwards, but some idiots do just that. I and many others have seen it happen. My statement would have been clearer, had I emphasized that excessive torque on the clamping nut will extrude the shield braid to the point that it is severely weakened. Any tension or side-to-side movement will almost certainly break the braid and allow the feedline to pull right out of the connector.
I stand by my statement that a *proper* installation of any feedline or antenna connector should not have *any* tension imposed upon it, and should not allow *any* side to side movement of the cable at the connector. Whether a clamp type or a crimp type connector is resistant to flapping around in the winds of Montana is irrelevant; that connection should be secured so that it does not move! The posters who described instances of cables breaking at the shield crimp (or clamp) should, perhaps, be correcting their installations so that the cable has neither tension nor the possibility of movement. I submit that, if the above two conditions are met, braid breakage or separation cannot occur. When properly installed and waterproofed, the method of attachment should have little influence on the longterm reliability. As always, YMMV. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony King, W4ZT Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 6:47 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Crimp versus Clamp Connectors Every Mil-spec clamp type N connector I have ever made put the knife edge towards the red gasket material, not the braid. See the scan of an original instruction sheet: <http://testeqdocs.w4zt.com/nconnector/> 73, Tony W4ZT Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> 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/
