RIPPER238 Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 Purchased this recently since it has a larger magnet to replace my old Midland mag mount. Seems to be good, but the connector is a little deformed. Thoughts? Quote
Socalgmrs Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 I would not use that at all. Send it back or something Quote
OffRoaderX Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 I have used dozens of 'special' connectors like that with zero ill effects.. If you have an SWR meter just check it after you hook it up to make sure it's making contact/not shorted. SteveShannon, RIPPER238, Jaay and 1 other 4 Quote
WRUU653 Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 (edited) Looks like they didn’t fill the notch with an excess of solder. I wouldn’t worry about it. If you’re concerned, leave the cable unattached and the antenna removed and take an ohm meter and test that there is no continuity between the center and shield. I’m sure it’s probably fine. edit- as @OffRoaderX said, test that it’s not shorted. This is good practice regardless of what the ends look like especially after dragging the cable through the firewall and what not. Edited February 27 by WRUU653 Added info OffRoaderX, RIPPER238, SteveShannon and 1 other 4 Quote
Jaay Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 5 hours ago, Socalgmrs said: I would not use that at all. Send it back or something There's NOTHING wrong with that connection at all. WSAM454, RIPPER238 and dosw 3 Quote
Jaay Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 6 hours ago, RIPPER238 said: Purchased this recently since it has a larger magnet to replace my old Midland mag mount. Seems to be good, but the connector is a little deformed. Thoughts? Looks fine, Run with it, if your Swr checks out. RIPPER238 1 Quote
RIPPER238 Posted February 27 Author Report Posted February 27 8 hours ago, Jaay said: Looks fine, Run with it, if your Swr checks out. Yeah, will serve the purpose logically but its not like i buy these often so the poor tip is questionable. I can check the SWR with the antenna ill use before i mount it. Quote
RIPPER238 Posted February 27 Author Report Posted February 27 13 hours ago, WRUU653 said: Looks like they didn’t fill the notch with an excess of solder. I wouldn’t worry about it. If you’re concerned, leave the cable unattached and the antenna removed and take an ohm meter and test that there is no continuity between the center and shield. I’m sure it’s probably fine. edit- as @OffRoaderX said, test that it’s not shorted. This is good practice regardless of what the ends look like especially after dragging the cable through the firewall and what not. Thanks, ill make sure to do that. Ill get to use my rarely used Fluke meter. WRUU653 and SteveShannon 2 Quote
WSAM454 Posted February 27 Report Posted February 27 It is NOT deformed; the lower area makes it easier to hold the solder against the connector and cable. Not all are made that way, it is not supposed to be straight across at the end. You can touch a soldering iron to it for a few seconds to get the solder to flow a bit better if that will give you peace of mind, but really not necessary. RIPPER238 and Jaay 2 Quote
Jaay Posted February 28 Report Posted February 28 13 hours ago, WSAM454 said: It is NOT deformed; the lower area makes it easier to hold the solder against the connector and cable. Not all are made that way, it is not supposed to be straight across at the end. You can touch a soldering iron to it for a few seconds to get the solder to flow a bit better if that will give you peace of mind, but really not necessary. Exactly. Well said. Quote
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