Son wanted to do a "proper job", so alongside his RJ45 patch panel under the stairs, he installed an RF/Video panel full of F connectors.
He has run the cables which are RJ59 and similar, and bought upmarket F connectors to plug it all up. These connectors don't use the cable itself, but have a crimp centre pin. I think they are made by Canare.
His problem is that however hard he pushes, the cable won't go into the centre pin.
I've been in touch with the various suppliers without getting very far.
As far as I can tell, the connectors are designed for cable with a
0.59mm centre core, whereas RG59 is usually 0.65mm (although there does seem to be some RG59 available in the US which is 23AWG, which is about 0.57mm).Has anyone ever used F connectors with a centre pin with RG59 cable, or can anyone point me to a supplier of matching parts?
If he'd asked me I'd have pointed him to bnc's. F connectors are after my time.