better fitting BNC connector?

[Eric White]

I bumped my wordclock connector accidentally and the system went silent for a couple seconds.. More like a couple "Oh Sh*t , what have I done!" seconds.. It came back alive but scared me away from touching anything in my rack while the rig is live. Got me to thinking.... what if a little time and tarnish or corrosion on the tin surface occurs, and add in a little subwoofer vibration.......


I expect it was the outer shell, or grounded connection that killed it as the center pin was seated OK. Does anyone have a recommendation to tighten this up or replace the connectors with one that is much more solid of a connection?

Thanks -Eric White

[StudioRoots]

Are you using 50ohm and 75ohm BNC plugs mixed?
I've had this problem once with older cabling that had 50ohm (network type) plugs on it. These don't fit on AV BNC properly.

[Eric White]

hmm.. good question. I don't have a clue. I thought they were the AV type but the outer shell just seems too loose against the bnc female. I will check. Thanks.

-Eric

[StudioRoots]

I don't know why there is a difference anyway between them, but there is.
I always thought BNC=BNC.

[Sound Machine Inc]

I use cables from l-com that have VERY thin wire.. it makes less of a "pull" in the connectors.. and their bnc's are all good stuff like trompeter

i know they are not 75 ohm, but these have never given me a minutes trouble

http://www.l-com.com/coaxial-rg142b-...ale-male-30-ft

[Donnie Frank]

I use cables from l-com that have VERY thin wire.. it makes less of a "pull" in the connectors.. and their bnc's are all good stuff like trompeter

i know they are not 75 ohm, but these have never given me a minutes trouble

http://www.l-com.com/coaxial-rg142b-...ale-male-30-ft

I been using these same cables and connectors for my wireless antennas for at least 5 years if not more like 6 or 7 (damn failing memory). Not a single one has failed or given any trouble....roughly a dozen cables in all. But in all honesty I rarely move the antennas...maybe a couple times a year to clean the area around them.