The Dish tech ran a dual RG-6 quad shield cable from the dish. is it ok to get a razor blade and run it between the 2 cables to separate them so I have 2 RG-6 cables? I'm assuming its safe to do as its just cutting rubber in between the 2 cables but just wanted to make sure before I do it.
Is it ok to separate dual RG-6 cable
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It is ok to do it, but you don't want to use a razor blade. Just get it started and you will easily be able to pull it apart. If you use a razor, you might cut through the outer jacket exposing the wires, which would then rust and ruin the cable.
It is true about the razor blade. These married pairs, or more, are made from individual cables that are molded together. We used to specify how to build a multi pair, with various cables in it and the cost was only a few bucks more than the individual video/rf/audio and control cables in it. They also provided a video showing their basic proceedure, which was with 2 RG-6's. So you have two individually jacked cables inside a common jacket.
