| 5 | Push in the end of the dielectric spacer to allow for conductor tab cutting. Cut the outer conductor at 3/16" (5 mm) intervals to form tabs. Bend and gently flatten the tabs against the splice body and the threaded body using the plastic rod and mallet, but do not thin the copper. File off any burrs and then clean the tabs with solvent. |
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| 6 | Pull the dielectric spacer out and trim it flush with the outer conductor tabs. Then file the inner conductor to within 1/8" (3 mm) of these tabs and remove any loose particles. Screw the inner stub and the conductor far enough to allow cutting notches in the conductor. |
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| 7 | Cut about 8 V-notches 18" (3 mm) deep in the inner conductor with metal snips. Unscrew the inner stub until its outer tapered edge is aligned with the inner conductor notches and the outer conductor tabs. Bend an inner conductor tab into the slot of the inner stub to hold it in place. Then bend the remaining tabs to the tapered surface of the inner stub. |
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| 8 | Place the smaller O-ring into the groove of the splice body and the larger O-ring into the groove the threaded body. Slide the collar onto the center of the stud. Join the two cables with the stud and make sure that the right-hand and left-hand threads mate with their respective inner stubs. Simultaneously screw the stud into both inner stubs in turnbuckle action. Tighten the collar with a 3/4" wrench and make sure that the inner stubs are uniformly and firmly drawn together against the collar. |
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| 9 | Insert the spacer halves between the cable ends as shown and screw the splice nut onto the threaded body. Tighten the connection with wrenches -- hold the threaded body and turn only the splice nut to 50 lbf-ft (68 N-m). |
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