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Title: Making Digi Coax cables
Post by: BCostigan on January 17, 2004, 09:50:40 PM

I was wondering if anyone has made a digi coax cable?  I'm looking at using Canare parts.  My main question is this:

Did you have to use the canare crimp tool?  Will a crimp tool for r59 or r60 (tv coax) work on these connectors???  

Thanks! :)

Title: Re:Making Digi Coax cables
Post by: Brian Skalinder on January 17, 2004, 10:21:20 PM

I've used this $16 Radio Shack crimp tool (http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=278-238) with the following parts:

Canare RCAP-C4A RCA connector
Canare LV-61S coax cable

Though in general I prefer soldered connections as they seem more robust, the above cable works fine.

Title: Re:Making Digi Coax cables
Post by: BCostigan on January 17, 2004, 10:37:41 PM

Many thanks Brian!   I was hoping that a regular coax crimp tool would work!  

I didn't look yet but I assume from what you wrote that there are rca connectors for coax cable that can be soldered instead??   I've never worked with this cable before (other than r59 and r60) and wonder how you solder the ground/sheild to the connector?  

 :)

Title: Re:Making Digi Coax cables
Post by: Jason B on January 18, 2004, 04:46:23 PM

Quote from: Brian Skalinder on January 17, 2004, 10:21:20 PM

Though in general I prefer soldered connections as they seem more robust, the above cable works fine.

Though they may seem more rugged, a soldered connection just adds more material for the signal to flow through. A crimped connection is the purest.

-JB

Title: Re:Making Digi Coax cables
Post by: jpschust on January 18, 2004, 06:46:35 PM

right on Jason.  wish there was an easy, sturdy way to just crimp all cables (especially snakes) but alas.

Title: Re:Making Digi Coax cables
Post by: Brian Skalinder on January 18, 2004, 08:16:07 PM

Quote from: Jason B on January 18, 2004, 04:46:23 PM

Though they may seem more rugged, a soldered connection just adds more material for the signal to flow through. A crimped connection is the purest.

The thought hadn't even crossed my mind.  Nice info, Jason.

Title: Re:Making Digi Coax cables
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