Cable collet termination

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The disclosed electrical connector terminating the shield conductor of a coaxial cable comprises the combination of: (a) a tubular collet of electrically conductive material, having a first and second end, an inner and outer surface, and a wall, having at least four slots longitudinally disposed and of length less than the length of the collet and more than half the length of the collet, the slots extending through the wall of the collet beginning alternately from the first and second ends of the collet, having serrations on some portion of the inner surface of the collet, wherein the outer surface of the collet is tapered, having a larger outside diameter at the first end than at the second end; (b) a tubular hat of electrically conductive material having a first and second end and an inner and outer surface, wherein the inner surface of the hat is tapered, having a larger inside diameter at the first end than at the second end, the angle of taper being the same as for the collet, the diametrical dimensions of the taper being appropriate to cause compression of the collet when the hat is slideably fitted over the collet.