Fixing coax

[aristotle73]

I have an Acoustic Research 50ft. F-connector coax cable hooked up to my dish--or I did. The wind got pretty bad Saturday and blew the dish over onto its side causing the coax to become stripped from the LNB coax connector (even though the dish was weighted with cement blocks ). So now I have the screw part of the coax in hand with no idea how to reconnect it to the coax cable. I'm guessing the connector on the coax will have to be disassembled since the screw part won't fit over the top again. Does anyone know how to take it apart so I can put the screw part back on to it? The cable is pretty useless unless I can repair it

 

[PSB]

Its a lot like peeling a banana.....

http://www.marine-electronics.net/techarticle/coax/f-con.htm

 

[gizzer777]

I suggest you

I have an Acoustic Research 50ft. F-connector coax cable hooked up to my dish--or I did. The wind got pretty bad Saturday and blew the dish over onto its side causing the coax to become stripped from the LNB coax connector (even though the dish was weighted with cement blocks ). So now I have the screw part of the coax in hand with no idea how to reconnect it to the coax cable. I'm guessing the connector on the coax will have to be disassembled since the screw part won't fit over the top again. Does anyone know how to take it apart so I can put the screw part back on to it? The cable is pretty useless unless I can repair it

Hi

I suggest you go to Radio Shack or Home Depot and pick up a new F connector (just snip off the old connection and make ready a new one). I prefer the crimp on type, but they also make a screw on type. You then follow the directions on the f connector pkg and strip off the required insulation(s) and push/crimp or screw the new connector on. Actually pretty simple.
Jeff