15
How to fix ripped desktop antenna? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by Habahnow@sh.itjust.works to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I accidentally moved my PC while the antenna cables were caught on something, leading to them ripping. would I be able to just solder the connector bit to the cable?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

Funny you asked. I was splicing coax cables for one of my projects.

There are a few layers in that coax cable that are two conduits sandwiched in a bunch of insulators. You'll need a sharp precision knife like x-acto, some solder, as well as a pair of steady hands. Some clips to hold the cable ends together can go a long way.

You can find more details on my blog :)

this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2025
15 points (100.0% liked)

PC Master Race

18173 readers
2 users here now

A community for PC Master Race.

Rules:

  1. No bigotry: Including racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
  2. Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.
  3. No NSFW content.
  4. No Ads / Spamming.
  5. Be thoughtful and helpful: even with ‘stupid’ questions. The world won’t be made better or worse by snarky comments schooling naive newcomers on Lemmy.

Notes:

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world
Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world
IowaMan@lemmy.world
BobaFett26@lemmy.world
The_Vampire@lemmy.world
Fudgeknuckles98@lemmy.world
CatZoomies@lemmy.world
Xeon@lemmy.ml
geosoco@kbin.social