Connector contact for tubular center conductor

A connector for connecting to a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising a tubular center conductor, a dielectric layer disposed concentrically around the center conductor, an outer conductor disposed concentrically around the dielectric layer, and an outer jacket disposed concentrically around the outer conductor, the connector comprising:

• a body configured to mate with a port connector;
• an insulator ring concentrically disposed within the body;
• an electrically conductive contact pin disposed within the insulator ring, the contact pin comprising a proximal end, an opposing distal end, and an intermediate segment therebetween, the proximal end comprising circumferentially spaced contact fingers having a tip and a base, the contact fingers defining a plurality of contact slots therebetween and further defining a first internal cavity having an inner diameter, the contact pin further comprising a central bore extending from the first internal cavity into the intermediate segment;
• a core insert comprising a proximal end, an opposing distal end coupled with the central bore of the contact pin, and a support section between the proximal and distal ends, the support section comprising an axial section having a diameter greater than the distal end;
• a guided insert comprising a body having a proximal end, an opposing distal end, and defining a central cavity at least on the distal end, the central cavity having an inner diameter smaller than the diameter of the core insert support section, the distal end comprising a plurality of insert fingers defining insert slots therebetween, an inner surface of the insert fingers in contact with the support section of the core insert, an outer surface of the insert fingers in contact with the an inner surface of the contact pin fingers;
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• a cap sealingly coupled to the body and the coaxial cable jacket;
• the contact pin fingers in electrical contact with an inner surface of the tubular center conductor at a plurality of axial locations.