In the attic, my co-ax F-connector has separated from the coax, and because of the age, 35 years, and the occaisional heat**, the white vinly covering doesn't strech enough to replace the F-connector.
What to do?
I can strip the outer vinyl back and then just crimp on the braid. Would that be okay?
If not, what? Running a new cable is almost beyond me now that I'm 35 years older.
Cut the damned thing off a few inches back, strip the coax like at least 100 You Tubes will tell you to do and install a new connector. Best in the compression type like the cable company uses but the tool is $15+ or so and the connectors ain't cheap. They do work better than the screw ons or the ones you squeeze with a pair of pliers with a hex cutout in it..
You want the outer shell crimped to the braid and the stinger sticking out, cut off flush with the threaded collar with some of the inner insulation intact in the sleeve, ideally flush to the end.
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