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Pro tip: my instructor's old trick for coax pin crimps

My first boss, a guy named Carl who worked on Gulfstreams for 20 years, always told me to 'feel for the double click' on those tiny RG400 coax connectors. I thought it was just his weird thing, but on a recent job with a stubborn VHF comm antenna line, I finally paid attention. Sure enough, the good crimp had a distinct second click after the first squeeze. It saved me from having to re-run the whole cable run. Anyone have other little tricks for those finicky RF connections?
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fionas39
fionas391mo ago
Heard the same tip from an old avionics guy once.
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kelly_coleman61
That "old avionics guy" tip made me a believer after I tried it.
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the_thea
the_thea1mo ago
Double click" is the secret handshake, right @fionas39?
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