[TowerTalk] Connectors for LMR-600

[Jim Lux]

If you're going to be installing many coax connectors, getting one of the
little spin and cut tools (they're basically a bunch of little razor blades
in a plastic holder with adjustments) is well worth it.  Perfect trims every
time, once you get it dialed in.  For popular connectors (i.e. BNC or F on
RG-58/RG-59/RG-6 kinds of coax) you can get even cheaper ones that are
non-adjustable.

I got my adjustable one from Paladin 15 years ago, but it was a bit pricey,
because it had removable "cassettes" that held all the blades, so you could
quickly swap blade configurations.

You used to be able to get RG-58/BNC ones for installing coax ethernet
(Thinnet,10Base2) for about $10, but the blades would be dull after a
hundred or so connectors.


----- Original Message -----
From: "William Q Meeker" <wqmeeker at iastate.edu>
> As a reminder, the NMC-2 is a solderless "clamp" type connector. It
> requires no special tools if you can measure and cut carefully (but the
> automatic strip tool, which I see is available from Cabelexperts, is
> slick). The Times web page has a useful video of the install procedure,
> including the use of their strip tools, for EZ-600-NMC-2 (and other EZ)
> connector(s).
>