How to Crimp F Connector Crimp Rings
An F connector is the standard method of connecting coaxial cable to a coaxial device such as a splitter or cable-ready television set. Coaxial cable consists of four major components. The innermost portion is a solid copper core which is surrounded by an inner insulating sheath. The inner insulator is covered by copper braiding, which is covered by an outer plastic sheath. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Coaxial cable
- Cable stripper
- Crimping tool for coaxial cable
- F connector
Instructions
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Cut the end of the coaxial cleanly through with the stripper. Use the stripper to carefully remove only the outer plastic sheath on the last half inch of the cable. Remove the copper braiding and inner insulating sheath from the last quarter inch of the cable.
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Trim the end of the copper core at a 45-degree angle. Fold the copper braiding back from the inner insulating sheath so that it lays snugly over the outer plastic sheath.
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Push the F connector onto the cable. Twist the connector gently in both directions to insert the cable all the way into the connector. The inner sheath should be flush with the face of the connector so that the copper core goes through the connector face.
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Place the crimping tool around the die head of the F connector. Ensure that the F connector is properly seated in the crimping tool and squeeze the crimping tool's handle firmly. Ratchet the crimping tool closed until it releases, indicating that it has finished crimping the connector.
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Remove the cable and crimped connector from the crimping tool. Pull the F connector with about 30 pounds of force to ensure that you have properly crimped the F connector to the cable.
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