Corrugated Solder Pre-form and Method of Use
AssigneeAndrew Corporation
InventorKendrick Van Swearingen
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Abstract
A solder pre-form for soldering a coaxial cable to a connector body is provided with a plurality of flux grooves on a cable side and a connector side. The solder pre-form may also have a plurality of holes between the cable and connector sides. In a method of use, flux is applied to the flux grooves and the solder pre-form applied to encircle the outer conductor which is then inserted into the connector body and the solder pre-form melted to complete the solder interconnection. Where holes are present, flux may be applied to the connector side, passing through the holes also to the cable side.
Claims20
A solder pre-form with a cable side and a connector side for soldering a coaxial cable to a connector body, comprising:
- a solder pre-form provided with a plurality of flux grooves on the cable side and the connector side;
- the flux grooves provided as corrugations of the solder pre-form, wherein a trough of the cable side is a crest of the connector side.
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A method for soldering a coaxial cable with a coaxial connector, comprising the steps of:
- applying a flux to a plurality of flux grooves of a cable side of a solder pre-form;
- the flux grooves provided as corrugations of the solder pre-form, wherein a trough of the cable side is a crest of a connector side;
- applying the solder pre-form around an outer conductor of the coaxial cable,
- whereby the solder pre-form at least partially encircles the outer conductor;
- applying flux to a plurality of flux grooves of the connector side of the solder pre-form;
- inserting the coaxial cable with the solder pre-form thereon into a connector body bore of the coaxial connector;
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- melting the solder pre-form.
A method for soldering a coaxial cable with a coaxial connector, comprising the steps of:
- applying a solder pre-form to at least partially enclose an outer conductor of a prepared end of the coaxial cable;
- applying flux on a connector side of the solder perform, covering a plurality of holes of the pre-form body with the flux such that the flux flows to a cable side of the solder pre-form therethrough;
- inserting the coaxial cable into a connector body bore of the coaxial connector;
- melting the solder pre-form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.