Cable Connections
Checks After Attaching
the Connector to the
Coaxial Cable
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10. Open the crimp tool handle, hold the tip of the body to the body stopper as
shown below, and close the handle until the ratchet can no longer turn.
Align the body hole with the hexagonal part of the die and crimp. A correct
crimp should resemble the diagram below.
Check that the body crimp is correct. If you crimp without holding the tip of the
body to the body stopper, the crimp will be partway along the body as shown
in the diagram on the right.
OK
Check that the contact tip is in the same position as the open mouth of the
connector.
Using a tester, check the following:
• Are the central conductor and the braiding insulated in the plug shell on
the coaxial cable connector?
• Are the plug shells conducting through the connectors at both ends of the
coaxial cable?
• Are the central conductors conducting through the connectors at both
ends of the coaxial cable?
Body stopper
Body
Section 2-4
Crimp height
Cable
Body
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