User's Manual

Proprietary & Confidential Maribor, 25 June, 2020 Page 27 of 32
5.4.3 N-connector installation manual
Cut off cable tail right-angled with a small
metal saw. The inner conductor has to be
kept absolutely round.
Move the nut, clamping ring and rubber
washer over the cable tail. Hint: With a bit
of Vaseline the rubber washer can be move
easily over the cable sheath.
Remove 7 mm of the outer sheath with a
knife.
Bend copper braid upwards right-angled.
Insert contact sleeve between copper foil
and braid until stop. Cut off protruding
braid. Move the rubber seal to the front,
up to the contact sleeve.
Remove the copper foil and the
dielectric with a knife. The inner
conductor must stay absolutely round.
Remove burr from sharp edges.
Move inner pin into the teflon-isolator.
Subsequently, clip inner pin carefully
onto the inner conductor. Hint: The inner
conductor can be prepared with just a
slim film of Vaseline, before attaching the
inner pin. This improves the attenuation
of intermodulation and prevents
corrosion.
The prepared cable tail has to be
inserted into the housing until stop.
Tighten the clamping nut finger tight with
two open-ended spanners 19 mm. A
small split should remain visible between
clamping nut and connector housing.
Figure 21: N-connector installation manual