Coax cable
What's the best outdoor cable to use. Apparently the last couple of cables I have bought were not that great as the ends ended up breaking after several uses. I don't think the quality of the wire was...
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rhagfo wrote:I guess it's available in both flavors but the boxes of RG 6 I have, is all copper coated steel center conductor.westend wrote:
Coax has a steel center conductor. Bend it enough and it will break. My cable installer buddy set me up with the tools and enough connectors to last two lifetimes.
The center conductor is copper, the sheild braid is likely aluminum and the foil is likely a mylar type material.
It will take a lot of drect bending to break the center conductor, the braid will likely never break.
I have noticed that if I get real aggressive with the stripper and put a complete score on it, I can break that center conductor easily. Don't know if that is the OP's issue but thought I'd mention it.
