Cap Connector "You Can't Screw Up" Profile

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Mar 31, 2017

One company, CaP Connectors, is marketing their coax connectors as “The 30-second Connector You Can’t Screw Up”, by claiming to combine the best attributes of others in a single design.

But is it worth using? Inside we examine CaP's claims, see how the product works, how the pricing compares and what they key advantages and disadvantages are.

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Advantages ***

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Disadvantages ***

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Potential / *******

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Comments (24)

Claude Bernard

03/31/17 02:02pm

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** ***** **** ** *** ****** **** ***** ***** *** never *** ******** **** ****** ** *** **** * **** compact *** **** ***** ***** ** **********.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | 03/31/17 02:07pm

**** **** *******, ***********, ** ******** **** ** ** **** coax **********?

**** *** ****** *****, ** ** **** **** ** ***? I ***** **** ** *** **** ******* ****** **** *********** them. ** ********* *** ***/****** ****** ****** ********** *** ****** have * **** ** ********* *****. **** **** ** ******* due ** *********** *****.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 03/31/17 02:27pm

** **** *** ****** *****, *** ** *****'* ****** ****** interest ** *****.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 03/31/17 07:07pm

**** **** *******, ***********, ** ******** **** ** ** **** [CaP] **** **********?

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 03/31/17 02:10pm

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Randall Raszick

03/31/17 02:14pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

03/31/17 02:19pm

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Matt Ion

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 03/31/17 02:31pm

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Randall Raszick

03/31/17 02:24pm

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03/31/17 03:04pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 03/31/17 03:14pm

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Howard Kohnstamm

In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/03/17 04:28pm

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03/31/17 05:32pm

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Howard Kohnstamm

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 04/10/17 01:20am

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Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | 03/31/17 11:53pm

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Howard Kohnstamm

In reply to Jay Hobdy | 04/01/17 01:43am

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Jay Hobdy

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Howard Kohnstamm | 04/01/17 11:20am

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Jay Hobdy | 04/01/17 02:53pm

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Undisclosed #5

04/01/17 12:26am

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Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 04/01/17 02:52pm

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Itamar Kerbel

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 04/02/17 05:36am

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Matt Ion

In reply to Itamar Kerbel | 04/16/17 05:46pm

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Zachary Spradlin

04/06/17 04:20pm

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Stephen Hannah II

IPVMU Certified | 05/01/17 05:25pm

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