On 01/15/2016 01:51 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
"gareth" wrote in message
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But with one caveat, and that is, don't drill right through lest you
sever the central conductor making it difficult to get hold of when
desoldering it.

And thereby hangs a tale!

Cut the braid outer jacket away about an inch or two behind the connector
leaving the center conductor sticking out. Put the conector in a vise, heat
the center pin and pull the conductor out with some pliers.
Then drill the holes.

Or you can do the drilling first, then heat the center while holding the
connector with the pliers and give it a quick hit near the edge of a table
and the center conductor should fall out.


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Having followed this tread , I feel it is totally unnecessary to use the
described PL259 connector ,but instead use a same function connector
with a cable entry as with an N-connector having a braid flange, rubber
sleeve and a compression fitting ,such that only the centre conductor of
the coax needs to be soldered to the centre pin of the connector.
In the UK these connectors (Taiwan made) with gold plated centre pin are
available from Westlake and others.
I never buy any other type for 10mm OD coax . They are not all that more
expensive than the connector discussed in this NG thread.

Frank , GM0CSZ / KN6WH