Just realized I've been stripping coax connectors wrong for three years

A new guy on my crew in Dayton pointed out I was scoring the outer jacket too deep, which was causing signal issues down the line. I was basically nicking the braid every single time. Anyone have a good trick for getting that initial cut just right?

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3 Comments

daniel51115d ago

Man, I've been there. My old boss had to show me the same thing after I messed up a whole rack of patch cables. Felt like a real genius that day.

james6611mo ago

Honestly, scoring it deep always worked for me. Maybe your tool is just dull?

henryperez1mo ago

Score deep like james661, it's the only way to be sure.