Figure 9. Cutting Technique For Removing Foil In The Braid; Figure 10. Folding The Braid - iDirect evolution x5 Installation Manual

Preparing the Coax Cables

Figure 9. Cutting Technique for Removing Foil in the Braid

4. Fold the braid back over the jacket and trim the braid to the length as defined under
Length C in
5. Flare the inner, outer braids and the outer foil shield only. Do not flare the inner foil
shield (last foil around dielectric).
6. (If using a coax stripper, skip this step.) Being careful not to cut into the copper of the
center conductor, remove the foil and cut the dielectric to the length shown under
Length B in
7. If the conductive foil is burred, then smooth out the burr so that the edge (area where the
dielectric material was removed) is smooth and provides a lead-in for the connector
mandrel.
8. Install connector mandrel over foil and underneath the braid.
Note: The white color inner dielectric insulation should be flush with the inner rear
surface of the connector. Refer to the picture on the right in
27 for an RG-11 termination.
9. Since RG-11 connector has a built-in center pin, ensure that the coax center pin makes
contact to the internal seizing pin of the connector. Refer to
26
Table 10 on page 25. A correctly folded braid is shown in

Figure 10. Folding the Braid

Table 10 on page 25. Remove any dielectric residue.
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Figure 10.
Figure 11 on page
Figure 11 on page 27.