Pro tip: Found out the hard way that splicing with cheap connectors costs more in the long run

Was doing a big residential job over in a newer development last month, trying to save time and money. Grabbed a bulk pack of no-name coax connectors from a discount supplier. Saved like $40 on the box. Fast forward two weeks, I'm getting callbacks from three different houses saying signal drops out randomly. Had to go back and re-terminate every single one with proper Amphenol connectors. My boss was not happy. Anyone else deal with this kind of fallout from cutting corners?

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the_david8d ago

Nah man I gotta disagree with you here. I've been using generics for years and never had issues like that. The trick is making sure you're prepping the cable right and not over-tightening them with a cheap crimper. Sometimes the name brand stuff is just overpriced reliability theater, you know? If the connector fits and you compress it properly, it's gonna work fine 99% of the time.

margaretf407d ago

Over here acting like ethernet cables are some high stakes operation lol. It's just a wire that needs to connect, not brain surgery.