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TIL the real reason some old coax fittings fail so fast
I was reading a report from a telecom engineering group last week, and it said something that made me stop. They found that over 60% of premature fitting failures in residential installs are from overtightening, not from cheap parts like everyone says. I always blamed the fittings from the big box stores, but the data shows we're just cranking them down too hard trying to get a perfect signal. It actually damages the center conductor over time. Has anyone else switched to using a torque wrench or a specific tool to avoid this?
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michaels957d ago
My uncle's a cable guy and he's been saying that for years. People just don't listen.
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