Warning: I was seating every F connector without the right prep and losing signal for months

Avery Bailey · 2026-09-25T14:00:03.842992+00:00

I kept getting callbacks on a 6 unit job in Tempe and could not figure out why the picture would break up in the afternoon. Turns out I was pushing the connector on before folding the braid back, so the shield was basically touching the center conductor on half of them. A older tech named Ray watched me do one and just said "fold it before you push, man." I redid all 18 drops with a proper fold and my return trips dropped to zero that week. How do you all keep the braid neat on the tiny RG6 stuff when your hands are cold in a crawlspace?

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