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F-connectors: What type you fancy?
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<blockquote data-quote="archive10" data-source="post: 909037"><p>I've been using twist-on F-connectors for 7 years now.</p><p>Midway I realised you could not only get tools to help the twisting, but also ones with wide hexagonal ring greatly reducing finger pain.</p><p>So I got the tools, and try as much as possible to get the wide-hex-ring versions.</p><p>(I also read somewhere that the hex-ring was only ever intended for fingering - still don't quite understand how that works out!)</p><p></p><p>Recently, I've acquired a compression toolkit - and I find it so much better for finishing the cable ends.</p><p>There's no finger pain, the screw-on action is so much better (i.e. not there), you can even get water-proof versions etc.</p><p></p><p>...but what're yer pros and cons?</p><p>Do you still swear by twist-ons, and if so, why?</p><p>Alternatively, do you use the crimp-technology?</p><p>Or do you use the latest waterprrof compression tools to get the best result? And do you still tape them up just to be safe?</p><p></p><p>(Whichever, you're almost guaranteed to going to make more cable ends that you thought!)</p><p></p><p>Looking forward to your thoughts...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="archive10, post: 909037"] I've been using twist-on F-connectors for 7 years now. Midway I realised you could not only get tools to help the twisting, but also ones with wide hexagonal ring greatly reducing finger pain. So I got the tools, and try as much as possible to get the wide-hex-ring versions. (I also read somewhere that the hex-ring was only ever intended for fingering - still don't quite understand how that works out!) Recently, I've acquired a compression toolkit - and I find it so much better for finishing the cable ends. There's no finger pain, the screw-on action is so much better (i.e. not there), you can even get water-proof versions etc. ...but what're yer pros and cons? Do you still swear by twist-ons, and if so, why? Alternatively, do you use the crimp-technology? Or do you use the latest waterprrof compression tools to get the best result? And do you still tape them up just to be safe? (Whichever, you're almost guaranteed to going to make more cable ends that you thought!) Looking forward to your thoughts... [/QUOTE]
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