Re: F-plug need to be fully tightened?

In alt.engineering.electrical Steve <80977969755483@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

| "Peto" <peto@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
| news:Xns9B1A7EBD9C40B37E1A@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
|> I'm in the UK.  I have the usual F-series connector on the coax
|> entering my cable modem.
|>
|> http://www.newtechindustries.com/newtech/catalog/images/200-045.jpg
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|> I need to remove the connector every now and then so I lubed the
|> threads with a smear of vaseline.
|>
|> At these RF frequencies (about 340 MHz) do I need to have true
|> electrical contact between the plug and socket or is close proximity
|> enough?
|>
|> Would loose "hand tight" be sufficent?
| 
| Hand tight is sufficient, yes.  Its rare I would tighten them up any
more
| than hand tight for most jobs,

Tell that to the cable guy.  They always tighten those things to the
extreme.
Maybe that's a good thing outside.  But I've had to use big wrenches to
get
them off after the cable guy leaves.  Maybe they think its a means to keep
me from using a pirate box?

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