When crimping connectors onto coaxial cable, do you include the foil wrap?
The coax I have has minimal braided wire, but a foil like wrap under the braid and over the insulation. The amount of braided wire almost seems too minimal for a good connection. Should I include the foil in the crimp, or cut it off with the outer sheath?
You cut the foil away from the crimp. The few strands of wire in the crimp will connect the foil to the ground connection of the crimp. You also want to trim that foil back from the center conductor plastic carrier to avoid any possibility of shorting out the center conductor.
While you’re at it make sure you have 75 ohm coax not 50 ohm. They look exactly the same but will give you an impedance mismatch on a TV. You want RG59 cable not RG58 or RG62.
How to put on a coaxial connector
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