- This is a general guide which outlines the basic concepts for installing any crimp style coax connector.
- Slide heat shrink onto the cable
- Slide the ferrule onto the cable
- Using a stripping tool or razor knife, cut back about 1/2″ of the coax down to the center conductor
- Be careful not to nick the center conductor
- Behind this, cut back the insulation only equal to the length of the ferrule
- Be careful not to nick the braid
- Cut back the center conductor to a length that is just slightly longer than the center pin needs to seat
- You should only have a tiny gap between the end of the center pin and the dielectric
- Solder the center pin in place, being sure to keep it straight and centered
- Check for a cold solder joint by trying to pull the center pin off of the cable
- Put the body on the cable with the braid on the outside of the connector
- Pull the ferrule up to sandwich the braid in between the ferrule and body
- Crimp the ferrule with the appropriate crimping tool
- Try to pull the connector off of the cable to test if the crimp was successful
- Check that you do not have a short using a continuity tester
- Pull the heat shrink over the ferrule and shrink
- For outdoor connections, be sure to use COAX-SEAL or some other type of mastic based tape to seal the connection