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Just realized most guys don't pre-bend their coax before terminating
I was working a new build last Tuesday up in the attic and watched another installer yank his RG6 straight into a compression fitting. Three seconds later the center conductor snapped off inside the connector. I've seen this exact thing happen at least 15 times on different jobs. A quick 90 degree bend with your fingers before you strip the jacket saves you the headache. Any of you guys run into this on your crews too?
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the_holly11d ago
Bend it with your fingers before stripping the jacket, that's the trick. I've seen guys snap off the center conductor because they went straight in, just like you said. A little pre-bend saves a lot of rework and wasted connectors. Still have a couple on my crew who think they're too fast to bother, but they always end up redoing it.
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