Soldering tips for odd chassis-mount RCA

[SoaDMTGguy]

I got a set of chassis-mount RCA connectors, and they have a slightly odd case design (see attached). I'm wondering what the best way to make a good solder connection would be. Wrap the ground wire around the whole thing to anchor it? Tack-solder? Wrap it between those two notches?

 

[rayma]

Something like this (of the right size) between the jack and chassis.
https://www.digikey.com/en/products...7R_2vmC8ptLf9P7tp5lWy_DRlPPBiUJoaAg84EALw_wcB
That's the way the old time Switchcraft jacks have always handled it. Admittedly not ideal, though.
If the nut gets loose, you can lose the ground connection.
https://www.stewmac.com/electronics...Iy0RJnb_dzhqQmjbHOoChF43M1K_1YLAaAqzIEALw_wcB

 

[kodabmx]

I would use them with a grounded chassis AKA chassis and jack body are common... If that's not possible and you don't want to buy a tag like rayma suggested, I would wrap the ground around the jack, loop the end through, and pull it tight like a slipknot. Then get some solder on it but if you use 18 solid you can probably just wire wrap it. If soldering, get it hot and perhaps give it a bit of a key with some 600 grit paper or something to make it less "shiny"...

Here's another option that should be was less money that anything Keystone makes 🙂
https://nz.rs-online.com/web/p/ring-terminals/6881237

 

[SoaDMTGguy]

I just experimented with the wire I'm going to use (shielded coaxial). The shield wire wraps tight and pulls snug, so that's nice. I might just go with the grounded chassis approach.

 

[kodabmx]

I mean it's not hard to try the grounding the chassis... if you have noise you can unground the jack or whatever.

 

[cvanc]

I recall trying to solder a ground wire to these a few years back. They soaked up a lot of heat and were difficult to solder.

 

[rayma]

Did you have one of these?

 

[cvanc]

It would've helped! I think some Emotiva pieces is where I saw them.