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Tricks to force F-connector onto quad shield?

Hello,

Like usual the TV distribution amps in our house have those darn F-connectors. I hate them. Long story short, I ran out of the gold-plated "good stuff", can't get it in the local stores anymore, could only buy a nickel plated F-connector. Dimensions checked out to be the same as this example:

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190mils center ID, slides over center nicely. 330mils ID for the ferrule, and for the life of me I can't get that over the quad shield with the shield strands brushed back. This was never a problem with the good stuff but since I used that all up I have no idea what their ferrule ID was.

Any tricks?

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When you prep the shield area, remove a layer or two at the fold point. Then when you fold it back it will have less overall volume to shove inside the fitting's crimp area.

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Archimedes' Lever

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you don't used those with brushed back braids on quad shield.

cut the braids and sheath square and push them on, crimp with a 0.360" hex crimp tool

bye.

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Jasen Betts

On a sunny day (Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:24:29 -0700) it happened Joerg wrote in :

I dunno, but you keep surpising me.... TV distribution amps???? 1960???? LOL Just get the digital mpeg on wireless or ethernet.

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Jan Panteltje

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You have the wrong F connector. Quad shield F's are much bigger monsters

Cheers

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Martin Riddle

True. HDCP or HDMI distribution will likely not be around any time soon, so the old 4:3 NTSC crap is all but archaic now.

A networked, multimedia display terminal in every room? Sounds about right.

I have enough of a time getting a flic reduced for my PSP to make the morning bus rides go by quicker.

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Archimedes' Lever

I did that, peeled off all the foil, leaving just the braid. Won't go in :-(

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I tried that also, on a scrap piece. Can't get it in. Also, this carries the risk that it just pushes the shield back inside and doesn't make a good contact.

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Not out here. We get the TV analog and digital over an antenna, starting this summer only DTV. Goes through the same amps, no problem.

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Aha! Thanks. This link doesn't have any dimensions but yeah, probably they sold me the wrong stuff.

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