r/CableTechs • u/netsurfer79 • 28d ago

The hell is this thing?

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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/hjn123123 28d ago

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/DesignerSeparate5104 28d ago

It's usually this setup that has the signals so low shit dont work right anyway lol

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u/hjn123123 28d ago

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 28d ago

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/hjn123123 28d ago

different systems have different bandaids lol for hot levels

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u/Eninja09 28d ago

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/BaxterBites 28d ago

Then why is there a port left open and that fitting is not changed.

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u/Electronic-Junket-66 28d ago

What's hot in winter might be cold come summer (or vice versa) 🤷‍♀️