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PSA: new coax staple gun shot a staple through the center conductor on a Tuesday job
Last Tuesday I was running RG6 in a crawlspace in Gary, Indiana and my new staple gun put a staple right through the center conductor of a line I had just fished. I only found it when the modem wouldn't sync and the meter read open at 40 feet. I could either pull the whole run and eat the time, or cut and splice with a barrel connector in a spot the homeowner can't reach. What would you do, pull it or splice it and hope it holds?
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jenny_lee11d ago
Been there with those newer guns, the springs are way too strong for RG6. Had one punch through both the jacket and the foil on a run last month, and it tested fine on the meter but the customer lost internet every time it rained. Water got in through the tiny hole and it was a mess to track down later. Learned my lesson the hard way on that one. I started backing the tension screw way off and squeezing slower, and I have not lost a line since.
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