---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 02/18/15: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:00 AM - Re: Re: Risks associated with unproven crimp tools . . . (Robert L. Nuckolls, III) 2. 11:35 AM - Best way to connect to marker beacons Rg400 coax (Jeffrey W. Skiba) 3. 12:09 PM - Re: Best way to connect to marker beacons Rg400 coax (Stein Bruch) 4. 02:35 PM - Re: Best way to connect to marker beacons Rg400 coax (Henry Hallam) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:00:28 AM PST US From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: Risks associated with unproven crimp tools . . . At 15:43 2015-02-17, you wrote: Could it be the flux? I've never worked with CCA but it might be worth trying one of the newer electronic solders while being careful not to overheat. Absolutely . . . and it doesn't have to be a 'newer' solder. The now 'ancient' Kester Resin 44 is still great electronic solder. Certainly an ambitious, no-clean electronic flux goes a long way toward elevating the quality of your joint. Eutectic alloy (63/37) will enhance wetting of the surfaces to be joined. My experiments with CCA were conducted with tin-plated terminals and a 63/37 Kester electronic solder. The joint filled and wetted nicely with just a small butane torch. Bob . . . ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:35:02 AM PST US From: "Jeffrey W. Skiba" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Best way to connect to marker beacons Rg400 coax Hi All, What is the 'best' way to connect to a marker beacon antenna's Rg400 coax c able, Meaning I need to tie it to regular wire coming out of the audio pnl with the receiver. Should I just solder and heat shrink to the rg400 ? or wire the regular wire to a bnc connector ? or some other type of connector set up to do this ? Thanks Jeff ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:09:04 PM PST US From: "Stein Bruch" Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Best way to connect to marker beacons Rg400 coax Solder a wire to the center conductor, then put heatshrink over it. For the outer shield, use a simple Solder Sleeve with a lead on it. Put heatshrink over the entire thing, no you have a nice termination from Coax to two small AWG22 wires that will work in the audio connector, but put the pigtail a few inches back (where it's easy to work with). Cheers, Stein From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey W. Skiba Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 1:33 PM Subject: AeroElectric-List: Best way to connect to marker beacons Rg400 coax Hi All, What is the 'best' way to connect to a marker beacon antenna's Rg400 coax cable, Meaning I need to tie it to regular wire coming out of the audio pnl with the receiver. Should I just solder and heat shrink to the rg400 ? or wire the regular wire to a bnc connector ? or some other type of connector set up to do this ? Thanks Jeff ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:35:17 PM PST US From: Henry Hallam Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Best way to connect to marker beacons Rg400 coax For the marker beacon, you could use a wet noodle and it would still work. Henry On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 12:06 PM, Stein Bruch wrote: > Solder a wire to the center conductor, then put heatshrink over it. For the > outer shield, use a simple Solder Sleeve with a lead on it. Put heatshrink > over the entire thing, no you have a nice termination from Coax to two small > AWG22 wires that will work in the audio connector, but put the pigtail a few > inches back (where its easy to work with). > > > Cheers, > > > Stein > > > From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey > W. Skiba > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 1:33 PM > To: 'aeroelectric-list@matronics.com' > Subject: AeroElectric-List: Best way to connect to marker beacons Rg400 coax > > > Hi All, > > > What is the best way to connect to a marker beacon antennas Rg400 coax > cable, Meaning I need to tie it to regular wire coming out of the audio pnl > with the receiver. > > > Should I just solder and heat shrink to the rg400 ? > > or wire the regular wire to a bnc connector ? > > or some other type of connector set up to do this ? > > > Thanks > > Jeff > > > http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List > > http://forums.matronics.com > > http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.