I am trying to get these pushed onto RG-6 coax from Lowes but cannot get them pushed all the way on to then compress. I am not a total wimp. Ideas??
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sorry never used Lowes coax,only coax from comcast. some did go on with alittle extra pushing and twisting. there is a tool to help push the snap seal on without the sharp cooper center digging in your fingers. a 7/16 nut driver will help push them.good luck !1
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Remove an extra 1/2 inch of jacket after doing the 1/4-1/4 strip with the rotary stripper. Trim the long shielding wires you have now to 1/4 inch. Also an insertion tool is a an absolute must for me. You screw the connector on the end and it gives you much more leverage. You can buy the Jonard FT-6 Flaring and Insertion Tool, 4-1/4" Length on Amazon for $11 - It's worth it even for easy to work with cable.
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Make sure the cable you bought is not quad shield, i have made that mistake from lowes before.
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Do you have the proper RG-6 coax cutting tool? The proper tool has two cutting blades. One removes only the black outer insulation, the other removes the inner white insulation only leaving the inner copper core wire. If you cut this correctly, you should have a portion of exposed inner copper core at the edge of the wire, followed by a section of white insulation covering the copper, core, then an area of black insulation with the outer shield wires pulled back over it. Go onto you tube and search on RG-6 connector and you'll get instructional videos.
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Have you used a crimping/stripping tool to "clean" and prep the cable first? This is a critical step. the connectors slide on relatively easily once the end of the cable has been prepared. Other than that I have no ideas.
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I use these on quad shield cable all the time... Make sure you have the proper cable cutter/stripper tool, fold the braid over the cable and twist as you push on. They go on pretty easy with the cable I have... then I use a cheap $20 compression crimper to crimp them.
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I have the same problem with similar connectors on Lowe's RCA-brand outdoor RG-6Q cable. Those cables are a little thicker than other outdoor cables. I went through about 10 compression connectors before coming here to Amazon to look for ones that might fit better. I'll also check out the YouTube videos, as suggested, even though I've not had problems crimping regular RG-6 cable before.
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Yes, it depends on your crimper. These connectors are longer than the normal ones and your crimper has to open enough to fit the extended length. If your trying to do by hand it will not stay. The crimper has be able to handle the longer length. Had the same issue the first time.
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Did you pull back a layer of the braids and foil. It makes it easier. I also got a coax rg6 flare tool that opens up the coax a little making it easier to put on. I also had a hard time at first but watched some you tube videos and they pull back some braid and foil. Hope this helps you ..
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If you require a longer coax than that which came in the box (12 feet), you might consider buying an amplifier to help it out. Otherwise, placing it horizontally near a wall closest to your weakest stations should do the trick.
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First of all, make sure that your cable signal isn't scrambled (requires a decoder box). If it isn't, what you are looking for is called "coaxial cable" ("coax cable" for short), and can be found for under $10 on Amazon.
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Anymore, it's not a bad idea. RG6 is for digital cable and satellite, RG59 for analog. Any more, TVs, cable, satellite, DVD players, etc. are all digital. BTW, in my RV, I did not change out the installed cable lines, and even on the secondary line in the back room, it works fine, as long as I have the amplifier on in the wall plate. I'm not sure what cable was installed, though. You might try it first, before replacing the lines. I'm no techy, but I found the info on the cables online. Just used "rg59 vs rg6 coaxial cable" in search.
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Yes, you are correct, there is no connecter for coax, however, fluke networks makes an adapter kit that will adapt you from rj11 to rg6 coax and from rg6 you can find adapters to adapt you to whatever coax you are working with. I checked, amazon carries the fluke-ADAP-PTNX-kit adapter kit that would provide the adapters you are looking for. Also you can use the alligator clips that are supplied with the pro 3000 and clip to the center conductor or outer shield and tone it out that way. Hope this has answered your question.
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A low loss coax cable is the key. RG213 or even RG8X will work a LOT better than RG8 or god forbid RG58. It's more expensive but it's worth it. My question is at what length does a longer cable harm reception more than help it? 50 feet? 75 feet? Also when you buy it make sure it comes with pre soldered ends on it not raw. There's an art to cable ends and you don't know it! Have an experienced HAM put them on.
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What I did was go to Home Depot and buy a threaded 1" O.D. pipe. I also got an adapter there that steps the 1" up to 1 1/8" or 1/14"...either is okay. I then bought a rubber union with two hose clamps attached to it. I inserted the 1" pipe into the adapter, and the adapter into the rubber union. I fastened one clamp on the adapter, the other end onto the 1+1/2" antenna mast. I bought silver paint to match the mast and the parts....and the black rubber union. Paited it all, hooked the antenna up to the 1" pipe...Voila...done!
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From what I remember it's @30'. It's possible to extend it a short amount with high quality RG6 coax. You'll need TNC to F adapters & you must use the length of the supplied coax in order to maintain the 50 ohm impedance that the transceiver needs.
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I had the same problem . It doesn't slide very well , and has a real snug fit . The way I do it is peel the center piece apart and lay my cables down on the bottom peace and just snap it together. It takes some time , but I will say they work great for me. Good luck.
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If you are talking true coax, I would have to say negative. We used it for phone cord and that was about all it could handle. It was nice to have them clear but probably not for coax. I hope this helps.
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There is a connection area, look at the back of the Tv. There should be a area where all the connections go on the side, at the bottom of that is where you put the coax, its jutted out and hidden a bit but feel around. Hope this helps
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Also, I am using a Dewalt 200 psi compressor, so it gives plenty of push. Try it out on a piece of scrap wood first and see if you are getting the proper depth of staple set. If not you may need to get more PSI. There isn't any adjustment....so this may be your sollution to your problem.
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You could if you know how to attach a new PL259 coax connector...that is problem one...problem two is that sometimes the length of the cable is actually part of the antenna design so it may not work quite as well...my suggestion is to just roll it up neatly and tape or tie tag it...
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I purchased this cable hoping to resolve a similar problem. It didn't work because the coaxial connector is not like the ones we've used for decades to hook up TV's. The coaxial connector on this cable is "fat" and has 19 pins.
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There is a normal coax cable connection. One setup issue I remember is that you have to set the input during initial setup.
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Hey Stingyjack! regarding being able to strip RG6 coaxial cable with this crimper the answer is "No!" thanks and good luck with your project.
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correct. and I am told that any regular old RCA cable will do. One other thing,though. I discovered that my TV's optical coax out is not always hot. It is not hot if the input is from a HDMI cable. That's a TV-specific issue. Might want to check yours to be sure. Have fun.