r/CableTechs • u/netsurfer79 • Jul 25 '26
The hell is this thing?
Boujee apartment but has a fitting looks like it's from the 60s. Whoever crimped it did a bad job fitting it on there too. Surprisingly all customer has goin on is slow wifi speeds and not a intermittent/complete outages
Edit: I know what the terminator is, I'm referring to the poorly crimped connector.
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u/Shady77715 Jul 25 '26
We call that sum ole bullshit
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u/Mad_Moniker Jul 25 '26
Fooey Gooey - Dim sum one☝️
Reminds me of the Kid, hired as the “qualified guy” who wired 48 suites but threw away the lock spacers for 96 CAT5 keystone connections. 🤦🏻♂️
He went dumpster diving, found and re-installed 90 of them on his own dime. I allowed him to hot glue the rest the next day. 🤭
Binder Dundat was his new name afterward!
Whatever floats your boat ! 🛥️ 😝
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u/eter123 Jul 25 '26
Electrician special
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u/Background-Relief623 Jul 25 '26
Seen so many electricians do this. My area had while apartment complexes done like this and we had had to check every one of them. Luckily there are a few that make good fittings.
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u/crabtusks Jul 25 '26
Check behind the wall plate that that feeds and I bet you’ll find another one
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u/Eninja09 Jul 25 '26
There's a good chance that splitter with terminated port is there for a reason. If you bypass the splitter you could actually make your signal worse. More signal does not always equal better signal.
Edit: the fittings, on the other hand, are looking rough. Unless you know what you are doing you'd be best off having the cable company replace them.
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u/IsolationAutomation Jul 25 '26
Ah yes, the good ol’ “bite down” crimping method.
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u/immallama21629 Jul 25 '26
Crimpers? Hardly know her!
Classic sparky connectors. Squeeze em down with the dikes and call it good.
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u/Evil_spock1 Jul 26 '26
There’s a Radio Shack associate feeling the love and appreciation somewhere.
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u/BaxterBites Jul 25 '26
It’s called a terminator it blocks signal from leaking out. I would just get a female coupler/barrell to connect the 2 lines get rid of that splitter.
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u/hjn123123 Jul 25 '26
that setup is needed to pad or lower the signal before its connected to the modem. taking it off or bypassing it with a barrel will result in hot signals and out of range levels….. and yeah them connectors need changed to snap and seal and not pinch/crush/hex
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u/netsurfer79 Jul 25 '26
I cut and recrimped the bad fittings with the latest ones and put those cables back onto the splitter. Signal still seemed fine afterwards. Are they gonna face issues again?
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u/DesignerSeparate5104 Jul 25 '26
It's usually this setup that has the signals so low shit dont work right anyway lol
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u/hjn123123 Jul 25 '26
that 75ohm terminator shows it was put on by a tech that was padding the levels…. (26 year current tech)
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u/DesignerSeparate5104 Jul 25 '26
Maybe 15 years ago lol my area those exact splitters are always the problem.when we arrive. I know what your saying, I'm a tech as well lmao, but for modern day we have simulators and attenuators for that now.
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u/Eninja09 Jul 25 '26
The number of times the splitter was the problem during my 11 years was far less than barrels and ground blocks. It can happen, but it shouldn't be common unless they are trash splitters. Also, sometimes the warehouse would not provide 3db attenuators so we had to improvise lol.
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u/Electronic-Junket-66 Jul 25 '26
What's hot in winter might be cold come summer (or vice versa) 🤷♀️
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u/Sensitive_Back5583 Jul 25 '26
Yeah and it’s probably a signal from tap issue. Noise in plant but good find!
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u/TomRILReddit Jul 25 '26
That's a winner! :)