50 Pieces Corning Gilbert GF-EFC-6 RG6 Coax Conical Indoor/Outdoor Compression F Type Corrosion Resistant Nickel Plated Brass Coaxial Cable Connector Fittings

Crimped on many RG6 connectors in my day and this version is by far the hardest.That said... I love the connection.I use RG6 quad with Klein stripper and crimping tools. I pulled back the first layer of foil and spread the 2nd layer of wire strands evenly. Once I got the dialectic insulator into the barrel it took a good 10 minutes to get the connector all the way on. I took the connector and pushed it hard on concrete then twisted repeating this process about 30 times. Had to use a rubber jar lid gripper to be able to twist the connector little by little. I now keep the rubber gripper in my tool bag.However, once properly on and crimped the connection is the tightest I've ever achieved. Hopefully it will get easier with experience.UPDATE based on a comment left: After putting on about 10 of these they have gotten easier to put on with experience but they are still difficult with RG6 quad cable. The reason they are difficult is because the barrel pushes under the black jacket and the connector then has to be pushed on until the insulator bottoms out. That is, you have to push the connector barrel under the black jacket about 1/4" to 1/2". I'm changing my rating to 5 stars because tight is good.If you found this review helpful, please click the ‘helpful’ button below. Thanks.

These are great. We were first time coax cable makers that used these to run a new line from our junction box at the street to our panel. Don’t tell Cox, k thx.This review may be useful if you’ve never done this before. We found these only to be marginally more difficult to use than the ones that came with the Klein kit we used, once we understood how they were designed.We used:* 4x shielded Mediabridge RG6 cable (Part# CC6QB-500) and* Klein’s stripper/tester/crimper kit VDV002-818The Klein connectors from the kit were easy to practice with, and very simple to install. As you would expect, they came with the kit. As others have commented these connectors here are superior if weather proofing is a concern, but they require a little more finesse than the Klein ones did. Only slightly.First we stripped the end as per usual, leaving both the bare center wire, and a small section exposing the shielding. The Klein stripper is really satisfying to use. For the Mediabridge cable we had, these connectors then required the following:1. Peel back the wire mesh shielding and fold it away from the end2. Peel back one layer of the solid foil shielding and fold it back away from the end3. Fold the next wire mesh layer back away from the end4. Now (with the some shielding remaining in place) feed the core into the inner connector tube.5. With some force, push the core into the connector until the plastic of the tip is flush with the connector base.Force required for the last step was moderate. Consider twisting slightly as you feed it, involving two people, or mounting the connector so you can get your body weight behind it. For us, hand feeding was sufficient. Your mileage may vary.Wasted only one of these to figure out the above, and subsequent installations were bulletproof once we understood how they wanted to install onto our particular cable (maybe all cable? Dunno). The first one we did was wasted because we peeled all of the shielding back, including the outer sheath, all the way down to where the cable feeds into the connector. So, we were feeding the plastic core only into the connector, which leaves too little for the connector to grab onto and compress to when you install it. Slips right off. Using the method above led to a good solid fit, and seems to be in alignment with the design. Hope this helps!

These are very nice fittings, however, they do not fit RG6 cable. I have 3 different brands of RG6 cable and it takes about 15 minutes of twisting to get on and it really pushes back on the cable sheathing. I would not buy these again even though the quality is very good.So I sent the company a message via their facebook page, below is that message. I sent it twice, never received any reply. Hi, I purchased these 50 Pieces PCT-TRS-6P COAXIAL RG6 Fittings Plenum F connector CMP RATED COAX CONNECTOR from Amazon, they are of excellent quality however Of the 5 I have used so far I could only get one on. I have 3 types of RG6 and its the same no mater which cable I try they simply don't seem to fit. Is there a tip you can offer? Thanks.

Saw Spectrum install these on the cables in my home and when I accidentally cut one I wanted to use the same ones because the quality was exceptional. Glad to say these were an exact match at a fraction of the price Home Depot or Lowe's were selling theirs.

Best feature is the cheap price. The connectors are well made and solid, not some cheap trash. The fit is a little snug on RG6 and it takes a bit of effort to push the cable in, I've used easier ones in the past but once made the connection is solid and will not pull out. I used a Klein compact compression tool and it worked perfectly and seated well. good price for a great connector. top quality. took one star off due to difficulty in pushing in the cable.

Just as described, I received a sealed bag of Belden PPC compression F-Connectors. These are very high quality, exactly as used by Frontier on their FiOS installations. Very happy with the purchased and low cost. No problems working on RG-6 Quad or RG-6 Dual shield coax cable, I believe these fittings are universal.

Using quad shielded RG-6, and these are SUPER tough to slide onto the coax. But, once I had them in place (I had to use gloves to not shred my hands), they crimped down nicely and are super sturdy.

I checked all four coax splitter/combiners and all four were bad. I'm returning all four. It would only take a few seconds with an ohmmeter to check these. No quality control. I do not recommend these coax splitter/combiners.