What RG6 connectors do I need?

Gdetrailer wrote:

mikestock wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:
Move your stripper back a 1/4" on the wire and strip off more than you need. This allows you to have much more center conductor protrude when connector is fully installed. Once satisfied and crimped, you cut some of the extra unneeded length off at an slight angle. This should allow about 1/8" to stick out of the connector when finished and makes insertion of connector much easier.

I have plenty of the center wire exposed. I just have a hard time pushing the interior insulation through the hole. I have no direct way to measure the inside hole diameter. The interior insulated insulation will eventually go through with enough pushing and twisting. The best way, as said is to grip the hex in my bench vice and grip the coax with pliers and put all my weight behind it.

I have ordered 50 purple connectors. I think I have had one or two odd purple connectors over the years, that worked better. We'll see.

You have the wrong connectors for your coax.

Center of the F connector will slide easily over the center insulation of the coax.

Sounds like you have RG-59 connectors as the center insulation of RG-59 is smaller than RG-6 and the center diameter of the F connector is much smaller for RG-59 and will not fit correctly if at all.

Not sure where you buying them but places I have bought from do not use colors..

You can buy some crimp RG-6 connectors at Home Depot HERE which should fit RG-6 Double and Quad shield since it is rated for Both (.175" for Quad and .183" for Double shield).

Center conductor range: all
Dielectric diameter range: 0.175 in. to 0.183 in.
Outer jacket diameter range: 0.254 in. to 0.278 in.

HERE is proper installation instructions in a PDF.