How Do You Fix A Coax Cable That Is Cut In Half?
Coax cables consist of a metal filament–usually copper–insulated by a layer of PVC, which is wrapped in a braided aluminum or foil for grounding. The outside of the coax cable consists of a synthetic insulating jacket. With all of the layers that compose a coax cable, simply splicing two ends of a cut cable could have disastrous effects. But by fitting the severed ends of your coax cable with new connectors, you can rejoin the cable using a coax coupler. Step 1 Trim the two severed ends of the coax cable to make two clean, horizontal cuts. Step 2 Slide the button at the top of the adjustable coax stripping tool forward to set the tool to the stripping position that corresponds to the type of cable you’ll be working with–set it to “6” for stripping an RG6 coax cable, “59” for stripping an RG59 cable, and so on. Step 3 Open the jaws of the coax stripping tool, and place the tool slightly over an inch down the first end of severed coax. Close the jaws of the stripping tool around the c
