Getting Connectors on coax easier?

[mikemorin]

hello just curious if anyone has websites or a tool for getting the ppc connectors on easier than twisting and pushing the connector or cable. Surely they make a tool to push the fitting onto the coax easy?

Thanks
Mike

 

[gkjdc24]

You can get a compression tool with connectors just like the "professionals" have.

I picked mine up at Lowes for about $20.

 

[ramimac]

Ideal F & BNC Coax Cable Connector Tool - 35-046 at The Home Depot


I use the skrew on the end for this very purpose. it is much easier to hold onto than just the f-connector it self

 

[skyviewmark]

You can get a compression tool with connectors just like the "professionals" have.

I picked mine up at Lowes for about $20.

Wow, I got ripped. Or it must not be like the one "this" professional uses...

 

[nmoulton]

I think the OP is asking about getting the connector onto the cable, the step that comes before the crimping part. In that case, I wonder if he is aware that there are larger cable ends that are designed for "Quad Shielded" cable. If you use the smaller ones for RG-59 or regular RG-6 (not quad sheild) they are tight and very hard to get on.

 

[skyviewmark]

They make a little tool called a Bo-Dicky or something like that.. It was supposed to wallow out the cable to make it easier to fit in there.. Needless to say, Mine is lost somewhere in my truck.. It never delivered on it's promise.. The key is the right kind of connector for the cable you are using.. Plain and simple.. RG-6 is not just one kind of cable. There are many types.

 

[raysat]

I use a 7/16 nutdriver to push the fitting onto the cable.

 

[tony2tall]

I use Compression style connectors & have no problem attaching. But the connectors don't swivel very good when attaching & removing!

 

[rglore]

I use a 7/16 nutdriver to push the fitting onto the cable.

Or screw the connector onto a duplexer or splitter that's laying around, works pretty good and is free.

 

[vegassatellite]

Buy the PPC EX6 fittings. Never have to worry if the RG6 is duo-shield, tri-shield or quad-shield or whether its 40% braid, 60% or 100%

 

[Tyralak]

Why did he post two threads with exactly the same question?