Method of attaching a connector to a coaxial cable and the resulting assembly

摘要

A method of attaching a connector (12) to a coaxial cable (14) having concentric inner and outer conductors (16,18) comprises the following steps. An end of the cable is prepared to expose a portion of the inner conductor (16) and to expose a portion of the outer conductor (18). An insulative disc (34) of the connector is installed onto the exposed portion of the inner conductor. An inner contact (32) of the connector is installed onto the exposed portion of the inner conductor. A solder preform (38) is installed onto the exposed portion of the outer conductor. A body member (22) of the connector is installed over the solder preform onto the exposed portion of the outer conductor (18). To complete the cable assembly, the solder preform (18) is melted to firmly attach the body member (22) of the connector (12) to the exposed portion of the outer conductor (18) of the cable (14).