Installation guide

Installing an RIO Network

890 USE 101 00 October 2006

RG-6 Cable Installation Tool

RG-6 Cable

Installation Tool

A Modicon 490RIO00400 RG-6 Installation Tool is used to strip RG-6 cable for

installation of F connectors. There are two blades in an installation tool insert. The

first is designed to cut though the cable to the center conductor, cutting away the

jacket, the shields, and the dielectric. The second blade is designed to cut off only

the jacket, leaving as much braid as possible under it.

Replacement

Blade Packs

The blades on the RG-6 installation tool get dull after several hundred uses. A

Modicon 490RIO00406 Replacement Blade Pack is available.

Crimp Tools The Modicon 60-0544-000 Crimp Tool is used to install the quad shield F connectors

and self-terminating F adapters onto RG-6 cable. The tool makes two sizes of hex

crimp: 0.324 in. and 0.360 in. Use 0.360 in. for the F Connector.

.324 in

.360 in

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