RG6 Quad Coax terminations

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RG6 Quad Coax terminations #628676 03/30/19 01:06 PM
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teldata1 Member Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 500 Likes: 1 Boston	I struggle with terminating Coax F compression connectors I am not sure if it me or the materials I am using but it seems really hard to get the F connector on so the white part (Dielectric) is where it should be Comcast does them so quickly it makes my head spin ...so I am not sure if I am buying the right brand of RG6 Quad cable or the right brand of compression connectors I know that the first layer of mesh & foil has to come off and the second layer of mesh comes off it just seems awfully hard to push the connector on just wondering if anyone has any recommendations Thanks

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Re: RG6 Quad Coax terminations teldata1 #628678 03/30/19 02:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,816 Likes: 19 Canby, Oregon Professor Shadow Retired Admin
Professor Shadow Retired Admin Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,816 Likes: 19 Canby, Oregon	First you need the correct tools and have the settings correct to match the parts you are using. I use a Klein 2-Level Radial Stripper and Klein Pass-Through Modular Crimper. Lot's of YouTube videos. Best is to take a chunk of scrap and practice, practice, practice on your cutting. Then you can slide a connector on but do not crimp! Do it over and over until you are consistent. Dean Photographs: https://www.instagram.com/deanwilsoncanby/ https://fstoppers.com/profile/deanwilsoncanby https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Wilson-Photography-112841337020414 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Retired: That means I don't have a job description and I can do what I want.

Re: RG6 Quad Coax terminations teldata1 #628679 03/30/19 07:31 PM
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hbiss Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 12,347 Likes: 4 New York	There are different connectors for different cables and there are different compression tools for each connector. I would ask why are you using quad shield anyway? That said, hopefully you are using a brand name cable so that you can go to their website and find the connector recommendation for the cable you are using and how to properly prep the cable end. Then hopefully you are using tools from a company that knows the cable business like Cable Prep; https://www.cableprep.com/ Then go to this page: https://www.cableprep.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cobra-brochure.pdf and find the connector you are using and cross it with a compression tool. It looks like the Cobra 360 will do them all. See also https://www.cableprep.com/drop-cable-tools/stripping-tools/super-cpt-cable-stripping-tools/ -Hal Last edited by hbiss; 03/30/19 07:40 PM. CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: Some comments made by me are known to the State of California to cause irreversible brain damage and serious mental disorders leading to confinement.

Re: RG6 Quad Coax terminations teldata1 #628680 03/31/19 11:28 AM
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Professor Shadow Retired Admin Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,816 Likes: 19 Canby, Oregon	If you use the wrong tools with the wrong parts it will show in your work. Dean Photographs: https://www.instagram.com/deanwilsoncanby/ https://fstoppers.com/profile/deanwilsoncanby https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Wilson-Photography-112841337020414 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Retired: That means I don't have a job description and I can do what I want.

Re: RG6 Quad Coax terminations teldata1 #628714 04/01/19 09:14 PM
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jeffmoss26 Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 9,428 Likes: 1 Beachwood	I have been using the PPC connectors for the past several years, same as what TWC/Spectrum uses here. Jeff Moss Moss Communications Computer Repair-Networking-Cabling MBSWWYPBX, JGAE

Re: RG6 Quad Coax terminations teldata1 #628716 04/01/19 10:23 PM
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EV607797 Moderator-Vertical, Vodavi, 1A2, Outside Wire Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 15,383 Likes: 13 Fayetteville, NC	I bought an insane quantity of Snap-n-Seal connectors a while back and have had very good luck using the purple ones on quad shield. In some instances, their red ones that are supposedly universal for quad 6 work better. It really is about using the proper tool though. I like the PPC ones too, but since I have a lifetime supply of SNS, I guess I won't be buying any of them anytime soon. Ed Vaughn, MBSWWYPBX

Re: RG6 Quad Coax terminations jeffmoss26 #628720 04/02/19 01:11 AM
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hbiss Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 12,347 Likes: 4 New York	Originally Posted by jeffmoss26 I have been using the PPC connectors for the past several years, same as what TWC/Spectrum uses here. Seems a lot of cable companies use PPC. Always nice to use what your cable company uses, maybe they won't cut them off if they think one of their guys put them on. -Hal CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING: Some comments made by me are known to the State of California to cause irreversible brain damage and serious mental disorders leading to confinement.

Re: RG6 Quad Coax terminations hbiss #628730 04/02/19 12:48 PM
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ChrisRR Moderator-1A2 Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 659 Manchester, New Hampshire	Originally Posted by hbiss Seems a lot of cable companies use PPC. Always nice to use what your cable company uses, maybe they won't cut them off if they think one of their guys put them on. -Hal I can't tell you how many times I've cabled houses for friends and the cable company cut them off. Since I switched to PPC fittings, they never cut them off anymore.

Re: RG6 Quad Coax terminations ChrisRR #628740 04/02/19 04:03 PM
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Professor Shadow Retired Admin Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,816 Likes: 19 Canby, Oregon	Originally Posted by ChrisRR I can't tell you how many times I've cabled houses for friends and the cable company cut them off. Since I switched to PPC fittings, they never cut them off anymore. Our work is always past any cable company Dmark and out of their jurisdiction. I haven's seen a Hex Crimp F-connector for at least 10-15 years...I probably still have the tool though. ðŸ˜‚ Dean Photographs: https://www.instagram.com/deanwilsoncanby/ https://fstoppers.com/profile/deanwilsoncanby https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Wilson-Photography-112841337020414 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Retired: That means I don't have a job description and I can do what I want.

Re: RG6 Quad Coax terminations teldata1 #628744 04/02/19 04:17 PM
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Daniel Member Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 345 Likes: 1 St Louis, MO	One of the local security companies still uses hex crimp for their coax security cameras. (Please note that I am not posting this on April 1st) The Cloud is just someone else's computer!