- 1). Cut a 2-inch vertical slit into the outer casing at the tip of the cable. Cut just deep enough that the outer insulation is loose. Do not slice deeper or you will cut into the copper shielding beneath the insulation.
- 2). Peel back the outer casing, exposing the copper shielding.
- 3). Rotate the razor blade around the copper shielding. Rather than making a vertical slit, your goal is to create a complete circle around the cable, removing a 1- to 1-1/2-inch piece of the shielding.
- 4). Remove the copper. Once cut, the copper flakes off easily.
- 5). Unwind the silver braided foil shield found beneath the copper shield. This foil is wrapped around a second layer of insulation called the dielectric.
- 6). Cut into the exposed dielectric, rotating around the curve of the cable, removing a 1/2- to 1-inch chunk of insulation.
- 7). Slide off the sliced dielectric casing, exposing the thin conductor wire. This wire is used to create the small connector pin in your new coaxial cable end. With this wire exposed, and the copper, foil and dielectric casing cut back, your cable is ready for a new end.
- 8). Inspect the conductor wire for nicks. If the wire appears damaged, cut away the entire stripped coaxial cable and strip a length of cable.
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