Radio Shack claims to have answers - give them an exam - occassionally you find someone who knows something. I don't recommend their connectors though. Jess -----Original Message----- From: Barry King To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Thursday, February 22, 2001 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [EE]: BNC on RG-59 Sean, All the ones I have used come with *instructions* that tell the strip lengths of the jacket, braid, dielectric, and center conductor and the little exploded drawing of how to put it together. The strip lengths really matter to get it to work right and not short out. But in general: 1)You strip the jacket and braid the same length, leaving center conductor and insulator longer. 2)Then the strip the insulator, leaving it longer than the jacket, but leaving bare center conductor. You thread the insulator disc onto the center conductor, then crimp the pin on. 3)Drop the "tube" (ferrule) over the cable. 4)Press the dressed cable into the body, the neck of the connector jams in between the dielectric and the braid 5) crimp the furrule over the jacket in the area covering the neck of the connector, so it can't pull out. But: Connector designs and dims. vary a lot. So: Do you have the docs? If not, can you tell the manufacturer / model # for a www search? Regards, Barry. ------------ Barry King NRG Systems "Measuring the Wind's Energy" http://www.nrgsystems.com Check out the accumulated (PIC) wisdom of the ages at: PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com/faq -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics