I used a similar connector (forget where I got it) and simply didn't
push the outer cover all the way up to the end.? Ran some tape
around the outside to keep it from moving, and it's worked ok in my
818 since.? I think the use of some heat shrink tubing (the kind
with glue on the inside) might be better than the tape.
Greg? KO6TH
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Does anyone have a preferred source for
plugs, or for plugs with integrated shielded cables, to
fit the ACC and DATA jacks on the FT-818?
?
I discovered on Friday that the plugs sold by
the local Sayal Electronics store (from Mode Electronics)
have outer shells that are too large in diameter to fit in
the recesses in the rear panel of my FT-818.? These appear
to be identical to this more widely available plug, which
apparently fits the FT-817 but would certainly not work
with my FT-818:
I managed to make the Sayal/Mode plug fit, since I had no
time before the Microwave Sprint to procure an
alternative, by whittling down the outer plastic shell,
but it was rather tedious work!? The shell diameter on the
Sayal/Mode connectors is 14.1 mm (0.555" - measured by me,
0.551" per the Digi-Key-linked datasheet) and I measured
the chassis hole diameter at 12.9 mm (0.508").??
From photos I found on the web it looks like there was a
change of the rear panel casting from the 817 to the
817ND, but the pictures of the 817ND and 818 look the
same.
Suggestions?
73,
Steve VE3SMA
