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The finished mass terminated end for a miniature coaxial ribbon cable is comprised of coaxial ribbon cable having an overlayer of metallic materials soldered into position, adhesive tape end portions and the insulation required by the conductor. The method of producing the mass terminated miniature

The finished mass terminated end for a miniature coaxial ribbon cable is comprised of coaxial ribbon cable having an overlayer of metallic materials soldered into position, adhesive tape end portions and the insulation required by the conductor. The method of producing the mass terminated miniature coaxial ribbon cable comprises the steps necessary to produce a cable, both during the process and as a finished product that is consistently uniform in terms of the spacing of the conductors exposed and repetitive axial location without which later operations cannot be performed enmasse with a high degree of reliability and uniform appearance. The uniformity also allows termination without crossovers and shorts and improves strain relief by allowing all the conductors to become taut at the same time in order to equally share mechanical loads in a straight line motion.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A method of producing a finished mass terminated end for a miniature coaxial cable, for use in situations requiring uniformity of design in order to minimize problems caused by strain relief pressures and improve reliability and uniform appearance, comprising the steps of:providing

[ We claim:] [1.] A method of producing a finished mass terminated end for a miniature coaxial cable, for use in situations requiring uniformity of design in order to minimize problems caused by strain relief pressures and improve reliability and uniform appearance, comprising the steps of:providing a roll of coaxial ribbon cable comprising a ribbon cable having a plurality of conductors surrounded by insulation material and an outer jacket;inserting the coaxial ribbon cable in a carrier;providing moving drive means for the carrier;burning the outer jacket of the coaxial ribbon cable;expanding area around the burned outer jacket of the coaxial ribbon cable in order to create an exposed braid in the coaxial ribbon cable;depositing a cross section of solder around the exposed braid in the coaxial ribbon cable;providing spools of at least one metallic stripreflowing the solder;cracking the solder to loosen excess solder;removing excess solder;burning the insulation material away in the exposed braid in the coaxial ribbon cable;rolling layers of adhesive tape along the area around the burned outer jacket of the coaxial ribbon cable;cutting the adhesive tape;expanding the coaxial ribbon cable from above and below at the exposed braid in the coaxial ribbon cable creating a window of an exposed center conductor wire; andcutting excess adhesive tape with cutting means forming a finished mass terminated end for the coaxial ribbon cable.