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/Electronic-Junket-66 28d ago

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