fitting cb dv connector

hi all I bought one of these connectors

DV27 PLUG FOR CB MOUNTS (FOR 6MM CABLE) | eBay

how do I attach it to the cable?

tar

strip the co-ax (correctly) - crimp or solder the inner pin - then crimp the outer sleeve over the braid

What kind of rig is taking a DV27, it's usually a PL259?

Ahh, I guess it's a hand-held and you are fitting an external antena.

But as Sean said, strip back the outer cover, peel back the copper braiding and double it back over the outer cover. Next, hold the wire to the plug and cut the inner core to the right length (so that the outer and braid will go into the body of the plug) and strip off about ¼ inch of the inner insulation. Tin the inner core (or cores.) Then remove the small plastic cover on the back of the plug and tin the small pin, which should have a slot in it. "Screw" the whole cable into the plug body trapping the outer braid which you folded back over the outer cover. Make sure the inner core is not touching the body of the plug and that the little bit you exposed is sitting neatly over the slot in the back of the pin. Solder the inner core to the pin, replace cover and Bob's yer auntie (my uncle Bob was a funny fella.) There is no need to crimp the outer casing to the cable.

If you need a photo I'll rig one up and post it.

Thanks guys for the replies that has helped a lot. A picture would be great.

gimme a few minutes

First, cut back the outer sleeve:


Next, fold back the braid (or wires):


Third, trim the inner insulation:


Wind the wires tightly and tin (apply a little solder):


At this point I must apologise, my nephew got the last of my BNC type plugs for his security cameras, but the end result should look like this:


Just "screw" the body of the plug onto the end of the co-ax and solder the inner wire to the pin through the wee hole in the back, it shouldn't be necessary to crimp the plug to the cable, but you can do so if the cable isn't quite tight.

Thanks so much for posting the pictures. Really helpful.

freelander2002 said:

Thanks so much for posting the pictures. Really helpful.

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yvw

here ya go.. PL-259 fitting.

Still think you'd be better with a 3pin 13amp plug, for ya curlers though :bolt:

when you have done the soldering get a multimeter and put a lead on the out part and the inner part just to check you do not have a short hope this helps