I spray some freeze into the hole in the new connector before I solder it to the tuner. Once more after soldering half the connector on. It works better for me than a connector used as a heatsink. Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics Guelph Ontario Canada Est. 1984 email: gary (at) number63.ca Hoyt's TV wrote: > > I put a push on "F" connector on it to save the center connector. > The type you screw onto the end of a cable. > It has a rather heavy pin that makes a good heat sink. > > Russ Hoyt > Hoyt's TV > Exeter, NH > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Poffen" <lpoffen@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:46 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: TV=Tuner connectors > > > I have run into the same problem, but fixed it by breaking off the tabs on > > the rear side & using a panavise to hold the tuner & set the connector on > > the tuner & > > use a hi wattage soldering iron to quickly solder it to the tuner. Use a > > short heat sync for the center conductor to keep it centered. Maybe > > someone knows of a better way, but this has worked for me many times. > > Larry > > > > Larrys TV Service > > Broken Arrow OK 74011 > > phone 918-455-1041 > > Fax 918-451-4485 > > e-mail lpoffen@xxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "TV Man" <tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "TV Tech Line" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:08 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] TV=Tuner connectors > > > > > > > I have the RCA tuner connectors # 215543. But on other brands this is to > > big[where is gets soldered on to the board].I have a lot of units that the > > cable pulled the connectors right out but I need a connector that where it > > gets soldered to the tuner board it's smaller then the 215543. Does anyone > > know were I can get some? Thanks, Dave > > > TV Man > > > Inverness, Fl. > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > > > Lost Password: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > > Email Archives: > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/