assembling a coax plug

FITTING A COAXIAL AERIAL PLUG
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Coaxial cable is used for television aerial and video leads.
Coaxial cable (coax) consists of a central wire surrounded by an insulator. This in turn is surrounded by a copper screen (mesh). The whole is covered with a pvc layer.

During assembly :-
Keep your iron clean and tinned.
Avoid nicking the wire.
Avoid leaving whiskers (stray ends of wire).
Avoid melting the insulation.

Start by removing 1 inch of the outer sleeving, 3/4 inches braid and 7/8 inches of the inner insulator.
Slide the clamping nut and collett onto the cable.
Unravel and spread the braid out OVER THE OUTSIDE OF the collett, trimming it to the same length as the collett.
Push the centre conductor through the plug pin as far as possible and solder and trim.
Assemble tightly.

If you have a meter check for continuity between both ends of the cable. Ensure that there are no short circuits between the inner wire and the outer mesh.