mini uhf connector installation instructions

[ke7joi]

Gentle Men

Does anyone have the step by step installation for the mini uhf connector to RG 58 A/U cable I have the tool but I have never installed one before it is the crimp type.

[Will]

Joel,

Each manufacture has a different method as the connectors are different.

Here is the one for the one piece connetor:

http://www.amphenolrf.com/products/Asse ... ni-uhf.pdf

http://www.rfconnector.com/pdf/cat-muhf-series.pdf

[kc7gr]

Will is correct. While there is some commonality, each manufacturer will do their connector a bit differently.

I will add to this that the single most common failure I've found, with any crimp-style connector, has been use of the wrong crimping tool, or the incorrect use of the right one.

If you're serious about making a good and reliable connection, then you need to invest in the proper tools to do the job, period. Hex-type crimpers are the best all-around that I've found. Be prepared to spend between $50-$150, depending on quality and brand of the tool. Get the best you can afford.

I've had good luck, along those lines, perusing Ebay for used tools made by Daniels Manufacturing. All the crimpers they make are built to mil specs, so you know they'll work well.

For most coaxial connections, I would use the Daniels HX-4 open-frame tool. The die set for most RG58 cabling would be the Y205.

Details can be found here.

https://www.dmctools.com/Catalog/open_f ... _tools.htm

Happy crunching.

[escomm]

If you're serious about making a good and reliable connection, then you need to invest in the proper tools to do the job, period. Hex-type crimpers are the best all-around that I've found. Be prepared to spend between $50-$150, depending on quality and brand of the tool. Get the best you can afford.

Agreed and seconded 110%

[Will]

Absoultly correct...

I might add. I perfer the three peice conncetors with the gold center pin.
Still have to have the CORRECT crimper tool AND dies.

Mine is Paladen, and yes about $150+.

[StanComm]

The simplest I've found is to use one of the common coax strippers. It has the correct blade spacing to cut the outer insulation and shield. Setting the cable end even with the face of the stripper sets all the correct spacings from the tip to the jacket. Finish the stripping operation with a good wire stripper. Cut the center insulation half way between the end of the shield and the tip of the cable.
For the first install, I test by fitting the pin over the stripped end of the center conductor, inserting it and the cable into the connector body, checking to see that the pin is run all the way into place. Pull out the cable, push out the pin and crimp-away.
Some of the connectors come in a bag with the dimensions printed on them, right down to the 32nd of an inch... I hate such small mesaurements, but I didn't design the thing.
If you come across one, find a way to save that envelope, or make your own drawing for future reference... that's stuff that always gets forgotten.

Stan

[smokeybehr]

If you're serious about making a good and reliable connection, then you need to invest in the proper tools to do the job, period. Hex-type crimpers are the best all-around that I've found. Be prepared to spend between $50-$150, depending on quality and brand of the tool. Get the best you can afford.

Agreed and seconded 110%

I spent about $70 for my crimpers with the first set of jaws, and each additional set of jaws runs $30-$45, and it's recommended that you have a set of jaws for each type/series of connector, since they're all different. I have the jaws to do BNC, TNC, Mini-UHF, RG59/RG6, and N-type connectors.