Topband: RG-6/U & Snap n Seal connectors

[Jim Brown]

On 12/13/2011 11:25 AM, ZR wrote:
> Folks might want to stop at the next Comcast or whatever is in your 
> area service van and watch how they do the connectors. Anyone getting 
> caught using vise grips would be delivering pizzas the next day.

But that's only true if the specific connector type exactly matches the 
physical construction of the cable, and if the right tool is used. The 
match between cable and connector is the key part of the problem. 
Someone who is buying tens of millions of feet of cable and millions of 
connectors for a CATV company has the luxury of free samples of both 
from the manufacturers  to make sure they are getting that match exactly 
right, or the recommendation from a mfr's rep,  and in some cases, even 
getting connectors made to match the cable.. The rest of us are doing 
our best to match the descriptions in one catalog with the descriptions 
in another.

73, Jim K9YC