GE ApexPro TT Technical Manual page 43

Strippers and crimpers
2001989-351A
3 Outer conductor or foil — Either solid aluminum tube or an aluminum foil wrap. The cable
size is usually derived from its outside diameter.
4 Braid — Interwoven strands of aluminum or copper mesh. It extends the conductivity of
the outer conductor to the sleeve of the connector.
5 Jacket — The black polyethylene coating over the aluminum outer conductor protects it
from scratches or abrasions during handling and provides a weather-tight seal. The
jacket on plenum cable is made of teflon specified by fire codes.
Recommended tools
The following table indicates the recommended cable strippers and crimpers.
NOTE
The CT611QS will work for both RG-6 Riser and RG-11 Plenum cable.
The current RG-11 crimper will work with the new RG-11 cable and
connector.
The old RG-6 Riser crimp tool will work for the RG-6 Plenum.
Italics = preferred tool.
Following the descriptions is a section describing how to correctly strip coaxial cable.
RG-6 is the recommended coaxial cable, but RG-11 cabling is used for some
installations.
Connector
Thomas
Part number and
& Betts
description
(T&B)
2018510-001 PL56CS
RG-6 Plenum
(replaces 1886-008)
2018509-001 AMF6
RG-6 Riser NP
(replaces 1886-004)
2018511-001 PL11CS
RG-11 Plenum
(replaces 1886-007)
2018512-001 F11QS
RG-11 Riser NP
(replaces 1886-003)
Strippers
For RG-6 coax cable, use Xcelite coaxial cable stripper (3CSK-GN).
For RG-11 coax cable, use Cooper cable stripper, RG11 Maxi-Corex 360.
ApexPro™
Installation and configuration
Crimp tool
Tool # and
Hex
Manufacturer
0.260 HCT-659
CablePrep
0.360 CT611QS
T&B
0.470 HCT-211
CablePrep
0.470 CT611QS
T&B
0.470 HCT-211
CablePrep
0.470 CT611QS
T&B
Stripper tool
Tool # and
Manufacturer
3CSK-GN
Cooper/Xcelite
3CSK-GN
Cooper/Xcelite
RG11 Maxi-Corex, 360
Cooper
RG11 Maxi-Corex, 360
Cooper
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