How to Connect BNC Connectors

Bayonet-Neill-Concelman, or BNC connectors, are standard electrical components used on electronic test equipment, such as oscilloscopes and signal generators. They are also used on professional video, audio and computer network devices. You find them on coaxial cables or electrical cables having a central wire surrounded by a plastic jacket and a shielded ground conductor. BNCs are simple to use and make secure connections do not pull apart. Equipment usually has male gender BNC connectors. Cables have female BNCs at each end.

Things You'll Need

• BNC cable
• Oscilloscope or other BNC-compatible equipment

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Grasp the BNC female connector in your fingers. Place it in front of the male connector on the equipment.

   • 2

     Line up the small studs on the male connector with the L- shaped slots in the female connector. Press the female connector onto the male with moderate force.

   • 3

     Twist the connector clockwise about a quarter turn. The connector should lock into place.

   • 4

     Remove the connector by grasping the female BNC, pressing in slightly and twisting counterclockwise.