"Nate Nagel" wrote in message
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George wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
RBM wrote:
"Nate Nagel" wrote in message
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Thank you! that looks like that might help a bit. I'll have to check
and see if I can pick one of those up locally, if not, thanks for the
link.

Additionally, I was just looking at the links I posted in my last
post.

http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/s/s...17_pss_aen.pdf
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/s/s...17_pss_aen.pdf

It looks like the pic of the cable with the assembled connectors has
some kind of plastic seal at the back of the connector. Neither the
connectors that came with the installation tool or the ones that I
bought separately (which appear to be exactly the same) have this
seal. Did I buy the wrong connectors?

thanks

nate

dicko wrote:
There is a tool that makes it real easy to slide on the connectors it
sort of expands the shield and separates it from the center
insulator.
I use one and have no problems. It also helps, if after stripping
the
coax, if there is any braid sticking out, to bend it back over the
outer insulation before putting the connector on.

http://www.techtoolsupply.com/index....ROD&ProdID=214

-dickm

On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:57:20 -0400, Nate Nagel
wrote:

Hi,

since it's not possible to work outside today (thanks Hanna!) I
gathered up all the cable stuff I'd gathered in preparation to
install a cable outlet in the living room. Before I got started I
wanted to make sure that I'd be able to terminate the cable. Well,
I can't - I'm missing some sort of trick I guess. I'm using Philips
RG-6 quad shield, Philips weatherproof connectors (I bought those
because I suspect that I will be running cable outside eventually)
and the stripper that came with a cheap regular cable tool set. I
can strip the cables OK but I can't seem to push the connectors onto
the cable at all. I have tried both the Philips connectors and the
generic connectors that came with the cheap tool set. It's like the
little round tubular bit in the connector just won't slide under the
braid in the cable. Any suggestions? IS there another tool that
grips the cable and can force the connector on?

thanks

nate

The connectors in the links are compression type. It sounds like you
have crimp type


actually the connectors in the links and the connectors I bought have
the same part number. I didn't realize until you pointed it out that
the picture of the connector was different than what I have. Maybe
they've improved the design? I dunno. I bought all this stuff at
Lowe's as the real supply house only keeps normal business hours, don't
know how quick it turns over there.

nate

Is this the tool you bought:

http://www.consumer.philips.com/cons...ol+SDW5061O-17
It seems to be the "digital compression tool" they refer to on the
connector description.

It is indeed. It only sets the connector though, it doesn't grip the
cable at all.

nate

Once you use the stripping tool and peal back the shielding, you should be
able to slip the fitting down the cable until the core wire is sticking
through the front. Then you insert the fitting with cable attached into the
tool and compress the butt end into the fitting. I'm wondering if your
stripping tool isn't working properly