On 12/12/2011 9:34 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote: > After stripping off the jacket you need to fold back the braid over the > jacket and then slide the connector on. It should not be terribly > difficult but they do not slide on without resistance.
About eight years ago, I bought a fairly expensive T&B tool, a nice stripper, and moderate quantities of six different connectors to fit different coax types, and attempted to use them with some quad shielded Commscope RG6 to rewire my home in Chicago for FM and TV antenna distribution. Not one of them went onto the cable without effort, and not one of them stayed on the cable with even the slightest pull. I had similar results with other RG6 cables after I moved to CA a few years later. Over the years, with considerable experimentation (and a fair number of wasted connectors), I've learned that, even with the "right" connector, I must twist the connector onto the cable with considerable force using vice-grip pliers, then crimp it. I am currently using Paladin connectors and a $20 Paladin crimper that I bought at Fry's a year or so ago. I bought two jars, one color coded black and the other violet. They seem to work equally well with the RG6 that I have, and I can't pull them off once they are on. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK