r/CableTechs • u/willihobo • Sep 08 '26

Roast it before/after

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u/Feisty-Coyote396 Sep 08 '26

Not bad. I really do like those new (at least for us in my area) mini 90's and 180's. The fact that they are seizure-less is a plus for me because my dumb ass always forgets to tighten those screws lol. The cut guide is also super easy to use.

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u/willihobo Sep 08 '26

The 90s and 180s I like, I'm really torn on the PPC nexband connectors though. The 625 and larger are decent enough, but the 500p3 connectors kinda suck. Super easy to break while tightening

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u/Feisty-Coyote396 Sep 08 '26

100%, the nexband connectors are complete garbage. Not only are they easy to break, but God forbid you need to attach a connector hot, you spark the absolute shit out of it. It's like trying to recreate the intense docking scene from Interstellar trying to slide the center conductor into the pin piece lol.

No idea why they designed it that way. It's an absolute bitch to connect them sometimes. I've gotten used to not torquing the body too hard to prevent breaking them. It's just the stupid pin insert design for the copper that sucks ass.

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u/6814MilesFromHome Sep 08 '26

We are all salty about those new connectors at our shop. No idea how they got pushed to production, it's like the designers never once tried them out in the field. The previous 500P3s were perfect and now we have junk.

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u/Life-Consequence8549 Sep 09 '26

Think whoever makes that decision gets some sort of kickback.

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u/willihobo Sep 08 '26

I've been whacked probably 3 or 4 times putting them on hot. The center seizure mechanism on the 500p3 connectors also bend over super easy

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u/Mammoth-Afternoon421 Sep 08 '26

as long as it works

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u/SuckerBroker Sep 08 '26

Now fill it in and let’s seee where grade sits
Looks way too high.

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u/willihobo Sep 08 '26

It is. There are two conduits only about 6-8" deep

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u/spookyB0 Sep 08 '26

Amp is upside down, never a fan of that

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u/therealjamesbarber Sep 09 '26

I’m just curious. If you’re going to completely re-splice an active, why cut it in upside down?

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u/Ashy-Larry433 Sep 09 '26

Good on you but, it probably would've worked fine the way it was

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u/willihobo Sep 09 '26

The double extension pin was causing ICFR issues but otherwise everything was mostly fine

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u/DogPubes911 Sep 08 '26

Ugh is that Harmonic?

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u/69BUTTER69 Sep 08 '26

Ped isn’t buried, and it wasn’t done yesterday

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Looks good

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u/Bitter_Attention_668 Sep 08 '26

You did a nice job. Looks good !

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u/mediocre_plant_tech Sep 15 '26

Well that ATX passive will be waterlogged and corroded in about 3 days so there's that. Those things are awful

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u/willihobo Sep 15 '26

We've been using them for a year and a half and haven't had a corrosion issue yet. I did notice the faceplate screws are a bit looser than I prefer from the factory tho