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DAE realize they were stripping coax wrong for years?
I was helping a new guy in Phoenix and saw him leave a tiny bit more jacket on before crimping. My signal meter jumped 3 dB cleaner on the test. I always trimmed it flush, thinking that was the 'clean' way. Which method actually gives the better connection?
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finleybutler13d ago
Signal jumped 3 dB cleaner" is a pretty big deal, it's not just luck. That tiny bit of extra jacket, does it act like a strain relief? I've always been told the braid needs to contact the connector body directly. But if leaving a sliver of jacket gives a cleaner signal, maybe the flush trim lets the center conductor get pushed back over time. Which connectors were you using, the standard hex crimp or something else?
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