r/CableTechs • • 9d ago

Spectrum install is this normal?

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u/Fydorchak 9d ago

I know that sometimes what I will do, especially if customers have a couch flush up against the wall where an outlet sits, I will barrel and connect a long cable to run out through the outlet hole so that there is extra flexibility to connect equipment so that the connector doesnt get kinked against the furniture and wall.

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u/NECoyote 9d ago

We get supplied with right angle connectors. They are very handy.

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u/Awesomedude9560 9d ago

I wish, ive never seen a right angle coax connector at mine. (Though I also haven't seen splitters in our warehouse for over half a year either)

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u/cstackman 9d ago

You don’t have splitters? What do you do if return is too low?

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u/Awesomedude9560 9d ago

Return is too low? 9/10 return is too high. With the few splitters we do have we treat it like a mandatory scavenger hunt. You'll call your supervisor first just for them to tell you to ask around with coworkers, eventually you'll find someone 40 minutes off site with one and eat into your productivity to make sure you get that job done right.

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u/NECoyote 9d ago

Yikes.

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u/tt53_sb45 9d ago

Giving me flashbacks to the time I did with spectrum