8-62 Electrical Interconnect Products

Coaxial Cable Termination

Part selection process

1. From Product Options and Dimensions on page 8-61, select the connector style you need

(BNC or TNC, plug or jack, male or female contacts).

2. From the tables that follow, find the appropriate table for the connector style you selected.

3. From the appropriate table, select the connector part number based on the RG cable type or Raychem cable part number.

For cable types not shown use the cable dimensions.

Note: The cable dimensions in each table are keyed to the diagram below.

Product characteristics

Material

Center contact

Gold-plated beryllium copper (female)

Gold-plated brass (male)

Dielectric insulator

PTFE

Transition

Silver-plated brass

Connector body

Nickel-plated brass

Solder and flux

Sn63Pb37, RMA flux

Braided shield

Tin-plated copper wire per ASTM B3

Insulation sleeve

Radiation-crosslinked, heat-shrinkable polyvinylidene fluoride, transparent blue

Strain relief/sealing sleeve

Radiation-crosslinked, heat-shrinkable modified polyolefin with adhesive, black

Typical performance

Dielectric withstand voltage

1500 V

Insulation resistance

5000 megohms

Temperature rating

-55C to 150C

Contact resistance-straight

Inner = 1.5 milliohms, outer = 1.0 milliohm

Contact resistance-right angle

Inner = 2.5 milliohms, outer = 1.5 milliohms

Cable retention force

295N (66 lb) to 822N (196 lb)

Voltage rating

500 V RMS

Connector durability

500 mating cycles minimum

Electrical performance

Nominal impedance

50 and 75 ohms

Frequency range

Up to 2.8 GHz

Solder

Transition

Center

contact

Dielectric

insulator

Connector

body

Insulation sleeve

and solder

Shield

Insulation

sleeve

D

E

F

G

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