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Comments (24)
Claude Bernard
We use these types of connector a number of years ago and over time we found that the cap had at times come loose and you didn't have a solid connection anymore. Mostly occurs on the DVR side in scenarios where there may be a bit of technician activity at these cable ends.
We found that on the camera side where there was never any activity they stayed on and were a more compact fit than other types of connectors.
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Jon Dillabaugh
03/31/17 02:07pm
What does Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Maserati have to do with coax connectors?
Have you tested these, or is this just an FYI? I would like to see some testing before even considering them. We currently use ICM/Belden Double Bubble connectors and rarely have a need to terminate twice. Only time is usually due to substandard cable.
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Sean Nelson
03/31/17 02:10pm
compression or bust
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Randall Raszick
This seems like a problem in search of a solution. Coax crimping tools are not exactly expensive, and it seems like this is a new proprietary tool needed to use a more expensive connector. Likewise I don't see the benefit of being able to re-use a BNC connector when the unit prices are so low. It would also appear that the manufacturer is targeting a dying market given that the majority of non-stop and rob or residential installations are using IP infrastructure. Maybe I'm missing something.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
I came across this product about 6 years ago and bought quite a bit of it. Worked absolutely fine, not just for BNC but Satellite cable etc as well. Good quality pliers too and at times quite handy that you could remove the BNC if crimped on prematurely without having to cut if off and use a new one. The actual BNC connectors where quite expensive however.
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Randall Raszick
I didn't even think about the satellite cable aspect of it, my experience has been crimping and pulling RG-6/RG-59 in the past, going wayyy back to 10Base2 networks and analog CCTV.
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
I have only ever used crimp type connectors and as long as you have a good quality 3 blade stripper and crimping tool if you take more than 1 minute to terminate you are doing something wrong. Dare I say it, I buy direct from China in lots of 300 - 500 at a time at a cost of about $0.20 each and have never had a problem with quality. Yes I may have had to crimp again at times (have been interrupted or distracted whilst doing it) but hey wasting another minute and $0.20 less than 1% of the time is a bearable cost.
Why reinvent a more expensive process/tool.
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Ethan Ace
I've never seen anything like the CaP connectors, but I do remember some companies pushing these "universal" F connectors years ago, specifically for electrical contractors getting into home structured cabling.
You basically slipped it onto the cable, stripped and trimmed, and then pushed the cap over everything to "lock" it onto the whatever you're connecting to. Except they didn't really "lock" and you could pull them out with minimal force.
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Undisclosed Integrator #3
I really appreciate these kinds of articles finding unique product that we would otherwise not find unless conducting time intensive searches ourselves. I am interested in anything that cuts down on install time as our labor costs per hour are significant. The lack of weatherproofing is somewhat of a challenge on some our installs but I still will purchase a set to test out. The price per connector is less of an issue due to reusability (mistakes happen) and it is more than offset by labor costs if it saves just one minute of time in the field.
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Jay Hobdy
We used them and all the techs hated them. They never stayed on properly. In hindsight it may because we were never taught to strip coax properly....
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Undisclosed #5
Coax coax go away
Come back
Some other day.
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Undisclosed Distributor #6
We have tested and sold these. I love them and think they're great, but it is hard to convert old-school installers to the CaP system. I think old habits die hard.
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Stephen Hannah II
That's quite a claim. "You can't screw up." Or are you issuing a challenge? Ive known guys (trunk-slammers)...
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