Need help making component cables

[emillika]

I am at the point of cleaning up my wiring closet and I want to shorten my component cables to length. Any good guides or suggestions on cable, connectors and such?

Thanks.

Elmer

 

[IVB]

I really like the planet waves component cables. They have solderless connectors that are trivial to put on, and are rock-solid to boot.

Kinda expensive, but ellisr63 & I split a spool and it allowed us to finish up each of our jobs in the <30min timeframe.

 

[ellisr63]

Yup... they are real easy to use and the quality appears to be very good too.

 

[emillika]

Thanks! They are local so I will save on shipping plus their prices appear substantially lower than other places I have checked. Do I need to get that tool they show on their website?

Take care and Happy Holidays!

Elmer

 

[brotsten]

MCM carries compression rca fittings for rg59.

You can also use a standard f connector with an adapter, you can find deals for these on ebay.

Brian

 

[IVB]

you do need a cutting tool, but when I bought the spool it came with a cheap version of it with no batteries/etc.

If you want to save the $20, I can loan you mine. I can't imagine shipping there/back would be more than a few bucks.

EDIT: FWIW, I hated working with the compression ones, cuz if I screwed up the crimp, I'd have to recut it and start over. The planet waves ones are infinitely faster. I was using Belden cable & compression fittings.

 

[emillika]

you do need a cutting tool, but when I bought the spool it came with a cheap version of it with no batteries/etc.

If you want to save the $20, I can loan you mine. I can't imagine shipping there/back would be more than a few bucks.

EDIT: FWIW, I hated working with the compression ones, cuz if I screwed up the crimp, I'd have to recut it and start over. The planet waves ones are infinitely faster. I was using Belden cable & compression fittings.

Sorry I am still not sure if I need a special cutting tool or any coax type tool. Please clarify for me. Also for RCA are you using the push on sytle connectors? I don't see any screw-on type except for the f-conn's.


Thanks.

 

[IVB]

You need a special planet waves cutting tool for the planet waves cable, but my 250' spool came with one for free. It's not as nice as the $20 one, but it works just fine.

I'm using the push-on style RCA & VNC style connectors for that cable. It's technically push&turn the flathead screw on the end. I clarify that b/c normally "screw-on" style is where you turn the entire end.

 

[ellisr63]

You will be suprised at how fast you can make cables with the Planet Waves cable and RCA... and you can make BNCs too.

 

[brotsten]

EDIT: FWIW, I hated working with the compression ones, cuz if I screwed up the crimp, I'd have to recut it and start over. The planet waves ones are infinitely faster. I was using Belden cable & compression fittings.

T and B compression fittings are pretty much a standard. If your crimps are coming out wrong, you have something setup incorrectly, or you are using the wrong tools or connectors for the cable. Coax cable can be very frustrating to terminate without the proper tools. It takes me less than a minute to terminate an RG6 cable with 100% success using a properly adjusted coax stripper, compression tool and the correct connector.

They are also available in BNC, although the prices are significantly higher. The standard "F" connectors can be had pretty cheap on eBay.

Brian

 

[emillika]

I found the best deal at planetwaves.com by clicking this link.. seems like a great deal.

http://www.shopatron.com/product/part_numb...0.16816.16829.0