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# Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Note to self, screw on F Connectors suck

After wiring my whole house with structured wiring a I learned a valuable lesson. Don't cheap out on stuff. Why? Cause when you realize that your screw on F Connectors on all your RG6 cable is leaking signal and you now have to retrofit all of them with proper compression F Connectors, it's a BIG PAIN IN THE ASS.

Buy a decent compression tool, stripper and do it right the first time. Stripping a Quad Shield Cable is actually not just a strip and crimp thing... you need to do a little work, pealing back the metal strands and all. Basically, read the instructions that come with the stripper/compressor (which I didn't do).

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PPC Compression F Connectors CMP6

 

Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:54:01 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
I did the same thing when I installed new jacks in 3 rooms :) I also made the mistake of using two cables for a very long run that I didn't have enough contiguous cable for. Unfortunately, that particular cable had to run under my driveway and was buried under my front yard. I wasn't very happy about digging that all up and replacing it, but it definitely improved my picture quality!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:41:37 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Hmm, I've never had problems with the screw on connectors. Where did you get the fancy crimp on ones pictured in your post?

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