Still, coaxial cables have their purposes, and your video system may still use them.
F connectors can be attached to a coaxial cable in several ways.
Professional installers use a coaxial cable stripper, which strips all three cable layers at once.
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What Is an F Connector?
An F connector is a fitting that connects a coaxial cable to an electronic gadget or a wall jack.
You may not have these special tools.
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However, you might own a basic cable crimper to install a crimp-pop in F connector.
As for stripping the cable before adding the connector, an ordinary utility knife will do the trick.
Just be sure to work cautiously to protect the inner copper cableand your fingers.
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Carefully make a shallow cut around the cable, cutting through the outer jacket only.
Use your fingernails to peel away the jacket from the cable.
This exposes the layer of fine metal shielding wires and foil inside the jacket.
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This means they can easily stab a finger, so be extra cautious when working with them.
Slide it until the white plastic layer makes contact with the hole inside the connector.
You should see about 1/4 inch of copper wire inside the end of the F connector.
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Continue to the final step.
For twist-on connectors, your work is done.
You are now finished.
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The F connector is the commonly used coax cable connector that many people are familiar with in their homes.
It allows you to plug in TV cables and other electronic devices.
Three main types of coax cable connectors are F connectors, N connectors, and BNC connectors.
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N connectors are weatherproof, and BNC connectors are smaller for radio frequency and video equipment.
Also, old and degraded connectors wont carry as high-quality a signal.
A new outlet installation may cost between $150 to nearly $500.
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