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Subject: Re: [motm] VCO calibration nightmare

From: Charles Stella <cstella@...>
Date: 2000-07-06

Thomas,


You definitely want to solder to the ground to the
inside of the connector. If you solder to the outside you will certainly
have problems putting the connector together. Charles.

Thomas Hudson wrote:

>
>
> Charles Stella wrote:
> >
> > If you have a vise to hold the connector steady it helps. Tin your
> bare
> > cable ends. Heat the U shaped ground sleeve a bit and put a little
> pool
> > of solder there. Tin the tip connector as well. Solder the ground of
>
> > your cable to the sleeve. Once it is cool and stable solder the tip.
> I
> > hope this helps. Charles.
> >
> Are you soldering the shield to the inside or outside of the U shaped
> ground sleeve? When I solder to the outside I have trouble getting it
> thin enough to slip the outside sleeve over it.
>
> Tomy
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