Appendix E 159
Caring for Connectors
Visual Inspection
Figure E-1 Precision 7mm Connector
Sexed Connectors
On sexed connectors, especially precision 3.5mm and SMA connectors,
pay special attention to the female center conductor contact fingers
(Figure E-2 and Figure E-3). These are very easily bent or broken, and
damage to them is not always easy to see. Any connector with damaged
contact fingers will not make good electrical contact and must be
replaced.
Figure E-2 Precision 3.5mm connectors
Outer Conductor Center Conductor
Collet
Outer
Conductor
Mating Plane
Dielectric
Support bead
MALE
FEMALE
Outer Conductor
Mating Plane