Well taught. Discussed concerns, industry standards, quick tips and tricks, and proper use of the tools and quality indicators. All in a few minutes. Good job and thank you.
Great advice! A true lifesaver. Cable TV is back on, full signal, without even going to the hardware store, and sure as heck not calling the cable company (who botched the installation to start with). Thank You!
Thanks for a wonderful detailed video, certainly it is helpful for me. and i recommend elecbee connectors and cables.it's all about rf coaxial. same type does also have
We always recommend that the FOIL (Shield) gets pulled back first then the BRAID (Mesh) over the Foil. Sometimes it does get peeled off when prepping the Coaxial cable. IN that case, if that should happen, then you will be pulling back the Mesh over the jacket. There are many installers that work with Tri-Shield and Quad-shield that will peel off the first layers Aluminum FOIL to make ease of Compression Connector installation.
Very helpful video, it showed me exactly how to use the right tools. I always struggled with Exacto blades and crimping tools, made for some bad cables. Thanks.
Good video however my problem is getting the cable inserted all the way into the connector. The connector is labelled for RG6. The cable is labelled RG6 triple shield. I've tried pushing and twisting but can't get is all the way in.
Snap and Seal connectors are what are currently in use by Charter, Comcast, DirecTV and a few others. ATT UVerse is using what these guys are and they are having signal leakage issues.
Great tutorial, thanks! I normally have to take a couple of Dramanine before watching these things, and then have re-watch various crucial steps multiple times 'cos they either went out of frame, out of focus, or disappeared into the shadows.... aaaarrrgghhhh! Leave it to the Pros, People!
If your coaxial cable has a foil sheath between the dielectric and the copper braid, should you remove this or leave this on top of the dielectric before connecting the F-connector? Many thanks!
Wow, that looked easy, Too easy so wish me luck. BTW: is it better to use fewer total wires with more splitter boxes or have fewer splitter boxes and longer cables when running cables for an entire house?
Please HELP! Thanks for the how to video. I came on here to check it out, because I figured I must be doing something wrong with the connectors? Anyway, I am trying to use the DirecTV's RG6 cable, which is already installed, to connect to my antenna I am putting up.(cancelling DTV.) I have tracked the cable all the way to the tv, so I know I have the right cable. But I still can not get any kind of signal at all. The DTV rg6 is only like a year old, but the other cable I am using for the antenna, is like 10 yrs old, but been stored inside. All ther connections look clean, everything looks good. What the heck could I check next? A simple task has turned into a pain in my butt! lol Let me tell you how I made the connections.>>>>> I used the same tools as you, 1/4' &1/4' (but when I used the tool to make the cuts, there was NO BRAID AT ALL TO FOLD BACK) I guess the only braid that was left was under the outside cable rubber, so I suppose it makes contact with it after compressed, am I right? Or do I have to have some braid wires to fold over the top of the outside rubber? (which would place the braid wires in between the connector and the exterior of the cable) NOTE: if I understood correctly your answer to this question above, you said that the BRAID WIRE, does not have to make contact at all to the connector? Was that what you said? I hope you can understand what I am saying? Anyway, please try to rasap! Thanks soooo much! Chris
Normally you need to just peel it back over the Cable jacket. Yes, there are many prep tools that the blade over cuts and removes all Braid. This has happened to me as well in many cases and I have never had any issues with Video signals due to "Braid" being cut.
Great video! I have a mainline to the attic then it splits down to all 4 bedrooms. The one bedroom (the master, of course!) keeps alternating from a clear to a fuzzy signal. After swapping tv's, cables (in the room) I've narrowed it down to perhaps a bad connection in the attic. I replaced it w/ a compression fitting and no luck, pictures still fuzzy/static etc. Its pretty cold for any mice to be in the attic... well below freezing... not that I know anything about mice... but if they're eating my wire....
I also forgot to ask is if its okay just to run new coax cables to the part of the house that has the cable modem and are tv that needs the best signal? if we start from the line outside then work are way to the modem and tv are at would any of are old cables cause connections problems if we have very solid cables going to the two spots we need it the most?
One half of the pair could connect to the filament, the other would connect to the shielding in the cable, or the metallic part of the fitting. RG59 is harder to do this with. I would recommend changing out RG6.
Great question! YES, it is recommended to use a small brush to comb braid back. Nowadays. many tools actually have a small plastic brush at end of prep tool for this prurpose. In this video from many years ago, we used our fingers (which is not recommeneded due to posible oils from fingers) BUT is commonly done in the field when instally many connectors per day. Thank you for your question!
I have one these hanging out my wall and leading to a dish on the roof, can I just use a coax cable cutter to cut it (to remove them from the inside) or is the wire live ?? Sorry electrics aren't my forte...
Can you tell me what type of cable i should run if I'm looking to replace a couple older beat up cables in my house for a stable internet speed. Just so many to chose and we are at high speed for are internet
I am a budding ham... How would I connect a twisted pair for a random wire antenna to a RG 59? A demo would be helpful. I am trying to create a random wire kit.
I have a question. How will i be able to replace the cable wall outlet? not the faceplate, i mean the actual cable in the faceplate. The connector for that cable is messed up and i want to replace it. its a bit differenent since the connector is not the same
Thank you for reaching out. In this video the Rachet Tool is by Holland Electronics (but it's a standard 21mm Ratchet tool that is branded by many) the other one is a 360 degree compression tool made by PCT. Ratchet tools normally supports only 180 degrees of connector as it compresses down on connector. This is important to understand when using inexpensive compression connectors because it is possible that half of the base on conector can bulge out and get damaged. Hope this helps a bit. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
@@AbitronixLLC Hi when i compress a RG6 Coax Cable the connector comes off, the blue plastic seals i can see push upwards with the compressor tool but after that the connector comes off, what could be the issue. thanks
@@speedyboishan87 So it could very well be that you may be using the wrong SIZE connector for the cable. Check markings on COAXIAL Cable, is RG6, RG59 maybe RG6Q (probably not) My guess is the you have RG59 Coaxial Cable and are using a connector that is made for RG6 cable. Pls let me know.
@@AbitronixLLC Hi yes that was the issue I was using a RG59 cable which is 1-2mm and is the thinner coax cables, on RG6 compression connectors, the plastic blue tabs would not fit or become damaged, I then looked at my downstairs setup of Sky and it was using a RG6 coax cable which is about 5-6mm and is much thicker. I used RG6 F compression connectors and hey presto it worked. Thnx
@@AbitronixLLC Hi the RG59 cable used is about 1-2mm and is very thin, to compress them would I need RG59 F connectors, when i attached a RG6 F connector on a RG59 cable the connector either came loose or the plastic blue tabs or wire got damaged, please explain . The RG6 cable my Sky satellite cable used downstairs was a RG6 cable and is 5-6mm, The thinner RG59 cable would not fit a RG6 F connector or get damaged in the process, Please advise, Thanks
I was hoping that was the case. I bought a RG6 twist on connector for a triple RG6 insulated cable & there was no way in #ell it was going on without cutting the exposed braid & shaving the outer cable with a razor.
I follow this procedure however I cannot get the cable into the fitting far enough. the white (dielectric) pert doesn't come out like you show. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you for your instructions. I followed it and it does not work for me. I am able to pull the cable very lightly and it comes out. When I compress it, I do it all the way and it seems to be working, but when I pull to test, the cable comes out. I am using RG59 cable.
I see how easy it is. I use siamese (video and power) for the camera installation. It's RG59. I bought another crimper so that I can do it in a different way.
Thanks for the great video! I am about to fish/replace my cable from the box out side through to my attic.. That is the only RG-59 cable I have in my home ... the rest is RG-6. The cable guy left me enough to do the job and threw in a couple of connectors! I bought a compression tool at Lowe's today and the sales guy said the connectors I have are RG-6Q connectors for quad cable. He could not answer my question about interchangeability... I'm hoping you might. The tool does all of them but are the RG-6q compression connectors OK to use with regular RG-6 cable? I can see NO 'Q' designation on the cable I have...only 9900963 F677TSUU (That's the best I can figure the markings on the insulation. Replacing the RG-59 will finally eliminate any excuses for lost cable signal that I have been living with since I bought the house two years ago. Thanks for any further assistance .
you should not touch the coper end of the cable so much. the oils on your fingers are going to make the copper core tarnish, causing the cable to corrode over time sooner.
Thank you for not taking 30 minutes to give 4 minutes of information like a lot of youtubers. Great job.
Thank you, you told/showed me more in a cpl minutes than I had learned in 70 years. Thanks again. 👍
Awesome THANK YOU !!! Glad this old video still has great value to many!
Well taught. Discussed concerns, industry standards, quick tips and tricks, and proper use of the tools and quality indicators. All in a few minutes. Good job and thank you.
Thank you so much!!! Glad this old video is still very useful and informative!!!!
Absolutely the BEST "how to" video I've seen for prepping Coaxial Cable.
I am trying to run RG6 for the first time, thank you for this video and the well articulated instruction it provided!
Glad it helped!
Fantastic video! Best! obviously a pro in the industry. Thanks!
One of our oldies but goodies!!! Thank you for viewing!
Ordered the tools but didn't know quite how to use them until I watched this video. Thanks.
Glad to see someone is still using a VHS recorder.
Hope this was helpful . . . video is from back in 2009! Thank you for watching
Clear straightforward instructions.Well done.Right and ready to circumcise some innocent little cables.
Sir, you are a blessing to those of us that need to save $$, thank from the bottom of my heart!
Glad to help you!
I was getting frustrated because my connectors weren't staying on so I watched this video. Problem solved. Thanks.
This is a little bit old but we are glad to help. We are going to start upgrading all our tutorials so you can be update with the latest info
Great advice! A true lifesaver. Cable TV is back on, full signal, without even going to the hardware store, and sure as heck not calling the cable company (who botched the installation to start with). Thank You!
I love these straight forward videos
Very helpful. I watched a couple other guys do the same thing and honestly, they looked like they had learned from you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for a wonderful detailed video, certainly it is helpful for me. and i recommend elecbee connectors and cables.it's all about rf coaxial. same type does also have
Much appreciated! Happy Holidays!
Awesome!! Exactly what I was looking for!
Thank you ! A little old BUT still a great one!
Thank you so much! My dog chewed my cable in half, but when i tried to fix it nothing worked. But this tutorial really helped!
Great video I didn’t know until now that you can get compression connectors and ratchet crimp, so much easier this way thanks
Simple, informative, and info saved me $ from having to call someone in. Thank you.
Was very helpful, I was not leaving enough copper out or waaay too much and it wouldn't compress tightly, thanks
Glad this "Old" but "Good" video helped!
I am running cable to my modem from street do I need a certain type of cable ?
Normally drop cable from pole to house is usually RG6 Quadshield coaxial cable.
Thank you
So the foil does not get pealed back?? Just the brae/mesh.. I see other videos where they peeled back or removed the foil.
We always recommend that the FOIL (Shield) gets pulled back first then the BRAID (Mesh) over the Foil. Sometimes it does get peeled off when prepping the Coaxial cable. IN that case, if that should happen, then you will be pulling back the Mesh over the jacket. There are many installers that work with Tri-Shield and Quad-shield that will peel off the first layers Aluminum FOIL to make ease of Compression Connector installation.
Awesome video. Its extremely clear and straight forward. Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.
Very helpful video, it showed me exactly how to use the right tools. I always struggled with Exacto blades and crimping tools, made for some bad cables. Thanks.
Thank you, very good
Our pleasure!
Thanks for the reply. I was just wondering if it lost any single strength. I been doing low-voltage for 10 years now and I always wonder about that.
Excellent video. Thanks for the great content.
Thank you !
nice work sir. Type F compression no deformity to dielectric and small stinger over all very good.
Excellent training skills, thank you...
Good video however my problem is getting the cable inserted all the way into the connector. The connector is labelled for RG6. The cable is labelled RG6 triple shield. I've tried pushing and twisting but can't get is all the way in.
excellent video - very easy to follow thank you , PATRICK.P
very helpful video! Thank you guys so much for all of the help!
Snap and Seal connectors are what are currently in use by Charter, Comcast, DirecTV and a few others. ATT UVerse is using what these guys are and they are having signal leakage issues.
great i want to know the right name or brand of the tools your using. thank you so much for this video.
Very helpful, thanks you for the close up video.
Very detailed and informative video. Thank you.
Great tutorial, thanks! I normally have to take a couple of Dramanine before watching these things, and then have re-watch various crucial steps multiple times 'cos they either went out of frame, out of focus, or disappeared into the shadows.... aaaarrrgghhhh! Leave it to the Pros, People!
how do I know which I should use for my cable, I mean should I use 59 rg6
Super helpful video!
Awesome, glad it helped. An oldie but a goodie!
If your coaxial cable has a foil sheath between the dielectric and the copper braid, should you remove this or leave this on top of the dielectric before connecting the F-connector? Many thanks!
Dog chewed up cable. Can I remove a used compression terminator, cut off chewed bit and reinstall? Are the terminators reusable?
Thanks for the valuable info and procedure.
Wow, that looked easy, Too easy so wish me luck. BTW: is it better to use fewer total wires with more splitter boxes or have fewer splitter boxes and longer cables when running cables for an entire house?
yo dawg you from new york
Thank you! That was very clearly explained.
Thanks for the video. Now if you only did a BNC one also.
Thanks for an understandable instructional video.
Thank you very much for this information. I really appreciate it.
@ABItronixDirect May i get the list of apparatus and material that you use in this project?
great presentation answered my questions.
Thank you for your video, it was very helpful.
Please HELP!
Thanks for the how to video.
I came on here to check it out, because I figured I must be doing something wrong with the connectors?
Anyway, I am trying to use the DirecTV's RG6 cable, which is already installed, to connect to my antenna I am putting up.(cancelling DTV.)
I have tracked the cable all the way to the tv, so I know I have the right cable.
But I still can not get any kind of signal at all.
The DTV rg6 is only like a year old, but the other cable I am using for the antenna, is like 10 yrs old, but been stored inside. All ther connections look clean, everything looks good.
What the heck could I check next? A simple task has turned into a pain in my butt! lol
Let me tell you how I made the connections.>>>>> I used the same tools as you, 1/4' &1/4' (but when I used the tool to make the cuts, there was NO BRAID AT ALL TO FOLD BACK) I guess the only braid that was left was under the outside cable rubber, so I suppose it makes contact with it after compressed, am I right?
Or do I have to have some braid wires to fold over the top of the outside rubber?
(which would place the braid wires in between the connector and the exterior of the cable)
NOTE: if I understood correctly your answer to this question above, you said that the BRAID WIRE, does not have to make contact at all to the connector? Was that what you said?
I hope you can understand what I am saying?
Anyway, please try to rasap!
Thanks soooo much!
Chris
Hi.... I'm using RG-59 cable for cameras CCTV. Is this cable okay to use? What cable do you recommend using?
Is any of the wire braid need to make contact on the connector. My tool is removing the braid when I make the cut.
Normally you need to just peel it back over the Cable jacket. Yes, there are many prep tools that the blade over cuts and removes all Braid. This has happened to me as well in many cases and I have never had any issues with Video signals due to "Braid" being cut.
@ABItronixDirect Can i just use Crimping Tools??
for compression tool, prep tool and compression connectors
Great video! I have a mainline to the attic then it splits down to all 4 bedrooms. The one bedroom (the master, of course!) keeps alternating from a clear to a fuzzy signal. After swapping tv's, cables (in the room) I've narrowed it down to perhaps a bad connection in the attic. I replaced it w/ a compression fitting and no luck, pictures still fuzzy/static etc. Its pretty cold for any mice to be in the attic... well below freezing... not that I know anything about mice... but if they're eating my wire....
I also forgot to ask is if its okay just to run new coax cables to the part of the house that has the cable modem and are tv that needs the best signal? if we start from the line outside then work are way to the modem and tv are at would any of are old cables cause connections problems if we have very solid cables going to the two spots we need it the most?
One half of the pair could connect to the filament, the other would connect to the shielding in the cable, or the metallic part of the fitting. RG59 is harder to do this with. I would recommend changing out RG6.
Thanks for it, buddy. Pretty useful.
Hi, I was wondering what are the names of all the tools you used in this video
Thanks for this, ordering tools to fix the spaghetti in my condo.
HUGE help. Thanks. Peace.
Is there any reason you can't comb the braid back with a small stainless steel brush?
Great question! YES, it is recommended to use a small brush to comb braid back. Nowadays. many tools actually have a small plastic brush at end of prep tool for this prurpose. In this video from many years ago, we used our fingers (which is not recommeneded due to posible oils from fingers) BUT is commonly done in the field when instally many connectors per day. Thank you for your question!
just realized we filmed this just over 14 years!!!! WOW!
Thank you so much this helped me out allot
can you help me please because i would like to know how to remove them thanks
Excellent. Thank you!
I have one these hanging out my wall and leading to a dish on the roof, can I just use a coax cable cutter to cut it (to remove them from the inside) or is the wire live ?? Sorry electrics aren't my forte...
Can you tell me what type of cable i should run if I'm looking to replace a couple older beat up cables in my house for a stable internet speed. Just so many to chose and we are at high speed for are internet
Excellent! Good job. Unfortunately I saw your previous video first! Sorry about that! :))
I am a budding ham... How would I connect a twisted pair for a random wire antenna to a RG 59? A demo would be helpful. I am trying to create a random wire kit.
Great thanks!
great video very helpful
This video was very helpful although the video quality is poor. Thank you.
very very helpful - thanks
I have a question. How will i be able to replace the cable wall outlet? not the faceplate, i mean the actual cable in the faceplate. The connector for that cable is messed up and i want to replace it. its a bit differenent since the connector is not the same
Nice and easy just the way I like it
Very informative, thanks!
I have Belden RG062 cable run in my house. I notice it is different from RG6 cable. Is this cable okay to use? Where can I get connectors for it?
please show how to use the more common other compression tool as well.
Extremely helpful, thank you
like a pro, great vid
Thanks bro you helped us tremdously
So great Video
What brand compression tool are you using.
Thank you for reaching out. In this video the Rachet Tool is by Holland Electronics (but it's a standard 21mm Ratchet tool that is branded by many) the other one is a 360 degree compression tool made by PCT. Ratchet tools normally supports only 180 degrees of connector as it compresses down on connector.
This is important to understand when using inexpensive compression connectors because it is possible that half of the base on conector can bulge out and get damaged.
Hope this helps a bit. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
@@AbitronixLLC Hi when i compress a RG6 Coax Cable the connector comes off, the blue plastic seals i can see push upwards with the compressor tool but after that the connector comes off, what could be the issue. thanks
@@speedyboishan87 So it could very well be that you may be using the wrong SIZE connector for the cable. Check markings on COAXIAL Cable, is RG6, RG59 maybe RG6Q (probably not) My guess is the you have RG59 Coaxial Cable and are using a connector that is made for RG6 cable. Pls let me know.
@@AbitronixLLC Hi yes that was the issue I was using a RG59 cable which is 1-2mm and is the thinner coax cables, on RG6 compression connectors, the plastic blue tabs would not fit or become damaged, I then looked at my downstairs setup of Sky and it was using a RG6 coax cable which is about 5-6mm and is much thicker. I used RG6 F compression connectors and hey presto it worked. Thnx
@@AbitronixLLC Hi the RG59 cable used is about 1-2mm and is very thin, to compress them would I need RG59 F connectors, when i attached a RG6 F connector on a RG59 cable the connector either came loose or the plastic blue tabs or wire got damaged, please explain . The RG6 cable my Sky satellite cable used downstairs was a RG6 cable and is 5-6mm, The thinner RG59 cable would not fit a RG6 F connector or get damaged in the process, Please advise, Thanks
Is it necessary to have any of the braid to have contact with the connector?
I was hoping that was the case. I bought a RG6 twist on connector for a triple RG6 insulated cable & there was no way in #ell it was going on without cutting the exposed braid & shaving the outer cable with a razor.
what do I do when the compresion connector will not screw on tight?
Very useful! Thanks much!
What happens if you take off the aluminum surrounding the white foam part
I follow this procedure however I cannot get the cable into the fitting far enough. the white (dielectric) pert doesn't come out like you show. What am I doing wrong?
Hi were did yo buy these tools? (i am from the uk)
Thank you for your instructions. I followed it and it does not work for me. I am able to pull the cable very lightly and it comes out. When I compress it, I do it all the way and it seems to be working, but when I pull to test, the cable comes out. I am using RG59 cable.
Yes. The one that came with the Q-see cameras
I see how easy it is. I use siamese (video and power) for the camera installation. It's RG59. I bought another crimper so that I can do it in a different way.
is this the same for Fios?
Sir can we connect the connector pin without tools??
Yes the ones that do not require compression.
It's hard to see the details because of the low quality footage. Otherwise, great job.
yeah, this is an old video but we are planning to make the upgraded version of all our Tutorials
thank you so much
Thanks!
good info +
Thanks for the great video! I am about to fish/replace my cable from the box out side through to my attic.. That is the only RG-59 cable I have in my home ... the rest is RG-6. The cable guy left me enough to do the job and threw in a couple of connectors! I bought a compression tool at Lowe's today and the sales guy said the connectors I have are RG-6Q connectors for quad cable. He could not answer my question about interchangeability... I'm hoping you might.
The tool does all of them but are the RG-6q compression connectors OK to use with regular RG-6 cable? I can see NO 'Q' designation on the cable I have...only 9900963 F677TSUU (That's the best I can figure the markings on the insulation. Replacing the RG-59 will finally eliminate any excuses for lost cable signal that I have been living with since I bought the house two years ago. Thanks for any further assistance .
you can use a lighter to burn the black rubber off the cable, then ull see the silver silk
you should not touch the coper end of the cable so much. the oils on your fingers are going to make the copper core tarnish, causing the cable to corrode over time sooner.