How to Connect PL259 connector to RG58 cable. PL259 Male coax UHF Connector crimp.

In this video I am going to show you how to connect PL259 male connector to RG58 cable a DIY experiment. Simple method to connect connector to RG58 cable.

[@BronxCowboy]

This has been a life changing experience 🎉

[@Tibetan1962]

After cutting the jacket, the massive flexing of the not-so-quality cable doesn't do it any favors. Cut the jacket and trim the braid according to the connector spec. Don't twist the shield into one huge "rope." The shield wants to uniformly be spread around the connector body to make an RF-tight, non-leaking connection between the shield and the connector. When soldering the center pin keep the pin horizontal or tipped slightly forward. Tipping it backward as you do makes the molten solder run down the hollow pin, filling it up and risking a short at the base of the pin. Use a real crimper, as the pliers you're using just "smashes" and "mashes" coax and all of its innards. You're making a delicate radio frequency connection here, not smashing two pieces of Radio Shack speaker wire together. I can see that you mean well, but this video is a poster child for everything you DON'T WANT TO DO to make a proper RF connection. This is like making a video of how to add a luggage rack to your car, but instead of properly mounting the hardware and installing the rack, you "crush" it onto the top of the car with a front-end loader, breaking the windows and partially crushing the roof. Yes, it's attached, but in all the wrong ways. :)

[@barendjvosloo9059]

My 2 cents worth - Get yourself the proper tools i.e. co-ax crimper and maybe a co-ax stripper. I suggest the center conductor to be tinned prior to soldering it to the connector.

[@Tibetan1962]

There is so much "wrong" here I can only recommend that you take this video down...

[@ElectronicsCuriosities]

What's wrong can you elaborate please??

[@ElectronicsCuriosities]

With same cable i made many ham contacts on HF 14m and 7m bands.

[@Tibetan1962]

@@ElectronicsCuriosities You can certainly make contacts, but you're demonstrating a majorly poor method to all of the impressionable viewers out there. Please don't. I have made contacts by simply twisting the center conductors and shields from two pieces of coax together with a pliers. But unless you stuck on a desert island, consider doing it the right way.

[@arconeagain]

This has to be a joke, every step in the process is wrong. To start with, wouldn't it be logical to put the heatshrink and ferrule on before dressing the cable. The way you handle the cable, strip it, twist it. The incorrect preparation of the shield for crimp. Then you crimp it with pliers! No crimping tool. Then there's your soldering technique, poor. And you keep playing with it and trim the centre conductor after instead of before. Tinning the centre conductor is probably good practice also. If this is real, I am gobsmacked that you had the confidence to make a video and put it up. TAKE IT DOWN, you are misleading people which could lead to this technique spreading.

[@ElectronicsCuriosities]

Just a diy stuff will try to improve next time 👍

[@arconeagain]

@@ElectronicsCuriosities pull it.

[@billvet6]

I don't think so.

[@drakeblackk]

Thanks :)

[@anthonymarino4260]

not good. need the RIGHT crimper

[@papakalli]

Why this Bad Musik? Make Videos whit not Musik

[@joetremon2507]

peggio non poteva essere. secondo non hai mai intestato un cavo.

[@rodneylamay5926]

Not very well demonstrated