Creating a Cable Outlet

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01-19-04, 08:01 AM

helplessgal

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Creating a Cable Outlet

I need to install a cable outlet in one of my upstairs bedrooms. The nice thing is that the hard part is already done. I already have the cable wire dropped down the wall. All I need to do is cut a small square in the wall where the wire is and pull it into one of those "boxes". That's where I get stuck. I don't know how to take that bare wire and create the head of the cable jack that sticks out of the wall to connect the t.v. What supplies do I need to buy and is there a trick to creating that head on the wire that you connect the t.v. to?

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01-19-04, 10:15 AM

primo8998

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Are you talking about this?

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...t%5Fid=278-213

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01-19-04, 11:28 AM

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Or you can purchse this whole unit?

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...t%5Fid=15-2041

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01-25-04, 10:24 PM

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Might need one of these too.

If it is in fact a bare wire he pulls through the small hole,

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=278%2D292

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01-27-04, 12:22 PM

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Re: Creating a Cable Outlet

So that you do not run into problems later from a loose connection, I recommend that you terminate the end of your cable with a crimp-on type F-connector. When properly done, this type of termination is "permanent" and should not come apart. You can get this connector and crimping tool from Radio Shack.

Connector:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=278%2D231

Crimping tool:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=278%2D242

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01-28-04, 03:18 AM

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Re: Re: Creating a Cable Outlet

So which are you attempting to claim the crimp on connectors never come loose or that the screw on connectors always do.
I have never had a probem with loose connections using the screw on connectors, guess you just have to have a little strength in your grip, ha...

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So that you do not run into problems later from a loose connection, I recommend that you terminate the end of your cable with a crimp-on type F-connector. When properly done, this type of termination is "permanent" and should not come apart. You can get this connector and crimping tool from Radio Shack.

Connector:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=278%2D231

Crimping tool:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=278%2D242

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01-31-04, 02:19 PM

helplessgal

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You guys are all so helpful. You've given me the confidence to try this. The part about the crimping was especially helpful. I've seen the professionals use something like that before but I didn't know what it was or if it was a required step.

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