Entertainment Center: TVs, Stereos, VCRs and DVDs - Connecting RG6 cables

OK I tried to do a few and I just can't seem to follow the instructions 100%. The part to pull back the braided part is really hard to do, most time I end up getting the metal part into a beard like pattern. Then peeling off the foil part from the white part is almost impossible to do, especially if you are cramped in the attic and there is insulation and hot and humid you are using a flash light to do this. Any tips? Is there a good stip tool for RG6? I have the crimp tool already but have trouble striping like the diagrams.

MC

They make a special tool to make the job real easy.

http://www.hometech.com/tools/coax.html#EC-200004

You can find that coax stripper at any home center or even radio shack. I wouldn't do coax without it.

Someone recommended going with the compression tool and use compression connectors. Is it worth it for my small project - only about 8 connectors I need to do I already have a good crimper for the F connectors. Seem a good compression tool and a stripper will set me back $100 at least.

MC

You don't need to spend $100. I have a stripper and a crimper and I doubt I have more than $20 spent between the two. You could use screw on connectors instead of crimp on ones and save the cost of the crimper, but I think you get a stronger connection with the crimper. Either way, I wouldn't attempt any coax without the stripper.

I just reread your last post and you say you already have the crimper. Less than $20 bucks to get the stripper. I think I paid $12.95 for mine at radio shack. Might be less at a home center.