On 5/7/2014 11:51 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:

"Jerry Stuckle" wrote in message
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Ring terminals are good when you don't have a female "F" connector but
terminals (or bolts) instead. But if they are exposed to the weather,
they should be soldered instead of crimped.

We go through a lot of "F" connectors. But we've never found a great
solution for male "F" connectors connected to female "F" connectors and
exposed to the elements. They start to fail after about 5 years or do.

Crimped "F" connectors in protected environments last for decades, though.
Never had a good crimp fail in over 10 years of installations.


The problem is I can not solder the aluminum braid of the RG-6 type of coax.
I need to connect some rg-6 aluminum braid coax to some # 14 wire.
That is why I asked if if the crimp ring terminals will hold up outside.
That is the only thing I can come up with to get from rg-6 to # 14 copper
wire that I have around the house.




Are you sure the braid is aluminum and not silver coated copper? We use
RG-6-quad, which has two layers of foil alternating with two layers of
silvered copper braid.

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