After initial problems getting correct CT100 crimp tool - decided to make a
start.
I am slightly confused by the use of a 3 step coax stripper tool.
I bought this at same time as ratchet crimp, and the little beast creates
neatly a 4mm piece of exposed braid and an 8mm piece of dielectric and the
exposed core conductor.

Now the next step is to fold back the braid over the sheath, and this leave
an increased length of dielectric ... (now becomes 12mm).
The Vitelec connectors require 5mm of dielectric and 7mm or core ... now
'tis easy enough to cut this dielectric back with a knife ... but doesn't
this sort of negate the point of a fancy 3 step cutter - if in fact you
still have to manually cut ? ... in fact the cut of the dielectric it makes
is not used at all ?

Maybe I should remove the third blade and just have it cut the sheath &
braid ?

In case I am not very clear in describing this - please see ..
http://www.esnips.com//r/td/doc/65c1...d6/CT100-Q.doc
or http://tinyurl.com/uvfow

This word doc shows steps with pics & measurements.

I did ask the company which was correct tool for CT100 - and they advised
the one I bought i.e. :
http://www.tools4it.com/coaxial2.php
The first item - Universal Coax stripper - DCS-322

Maybe it's normal to have to manually adjust - seems such a waste of 3 step
tool, unless tool is meant for something else and they are just selling it
as a CT100 tool.

Rick Hughes wrote:

Universal Coax stripper

Did you ever come across something accurately described as universal?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOqOxI0K_I

I had one that stripped the right lengths for thinwire Ethernet but lost
it somewhere along the way.

Rick Hughes wrote:
After initial problems getting correct CT100 crimp tool - decided to make a
start.
I am slightly confused by the use of a 3 step coax stripper tool.

That's because all one-piece crimp F plugs require a 2-level strip.
(IME only the type with a separate crimp sleeve require a 3-level strip,
and those are quite rare in the TV distribution world.)

Now the next step is to fold back the braid over the sheath, and this leave
an increased length of dielectric ... (now becomes 12mm).
The Vitelec connectors require 5mm of dielectric and 7mm or core ...

The industry-standard stripping dimensions are to expose 6.5 mm of
dielectric, leaving the foil in place if the connector will accept it,
and 6.5 mm of inner conductor. These measurements derive from US CATV
practice, where they are 0.25 in. (x2).

The prepared cable should look a bit like this:

---------=====
\/\/\=======
/\/\/ |------
\/\/\======= ^
---------===== |
^ 6.5 mm inner
^ |
| 6.5 mm dielectric (with foil left on if poss.)
|
braid combed back over sheath


Obviously, adjust the dimensions if your connector clearly needs it.
The end of the dielectric should end up flush with the outer conductor
mating end face of the connector body (the face which abuts the end of
the female connector when mated) and the cable inner conductor should
protrude about 1 - 2 mm beyond the end of the nut part of the male
connector.

HTH
--
Andy

In message , Andy Wade
wrote

The industry-standard stripping dimensions are to expose 6.5 mm of
dielectric, leaving the foil in place if the connector will accept it,
and 6.5 mm of inner conductor. These measurements derive from US CATV
practice, where they are 0.25 in. (x2).

Snip

See also
http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/htfcrimpfplugct100cc.htm

--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Andy Wade wrote:
Rick Hughes wrote:


---------=====
\/\/\=======
/\/\/ |------
\/\/\======= ^
---------===== |
^ 6.5 mm inner
^ |
| 6.5 mm dielectric (with foil left on if poss.)
|
braid combed back over sheath




The Vitelec spec is to trim to expose 8mm of foil/braid, fold craid
back and remove the foil, follwed by 5mm of exposed dielectric ... as
you say you would crimp on then trim core back to 1-2mm protruding.