Ok, I think I have the 3 blade stripper figured out. Guess it is
fairly obvious once I started messing with it. Looks like it will
probably have to be adjusted for each different brand of coax I may run
across but that will only take a few minutes and a couple inches of
coax. Only problem with that is that my first 'real' need for it is at
the top of my tower, cutting a badly mauled piece of coax out and
putting connectors on for a splice. Not a lot of cable there to learn on
and not the most convenient location. Think I will put a safety line on
the crimper and maybe the stripper too!
Still a bit confused with the 2 blade stripper so hopefully someone
will enlighten me there.
Guess it is time to look at that video again and see if I can avoid
ruining a connector on this 8U patch cable. Again, any hints, tips, or
tricks will be appreciated.
Mike / W8DN
On 10/13/2014 3:34 PM, Mike Rhodes wrote:
Greetings,
I recently invested in a coax/power pole crimp kit from Texas
Towers. The problem is, the kit comes with no instructions and Texas
Towers has nothing other than a video showing how to install a
connector on 1/2 inch coax. That is fine for the crimper and I imagine
the info also applies to 1/4 inch coax too. However, the video does
not use the stripper which is included in the kit. There is a stripper
for small and one for large diameter cable. The smaller stripper has 2
adjustable blades and a rotatable 'die' to grip the coax. The larger
stripper has 3 adjustable blades.
Can someone point me toward info on how to use especially the
strippers and possibly more info on the crimper setup too? I don't
want to wast any more connectors than I have to while learning to use
this thing!
Thanks,
Mike / W8DN
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