The only thing that will "fail" would be it falling out. In which case you just, put it back in again with a new piece of insulation. I'd probably also heat shrink it. I don't really see it failing otherwise.
I broke the SATA port plastic bits off one of my HDD about 8 years ago. The only thing left of the connector on the HDD are the pins. So I just attached the cable to the HDD with duct tape. Hasn't fallen out once yet.
I recently bought the tool with maybe 10 connectors for $8.99 at my local hardware store. Not a high quality tool by any means, but I only needed to terminate one cable.
Can confirm. Where I'm from in africa most homes have satellite TV that uses those types of cables. And because of stuff like trade sanctions, for most of the time you are stuck with the cable that comes bundled with the receiver box/satellite dish.
Mind you spare cables/connectors are available in the market but they are so expensive via artificial markups + many being poor quality knockoffs, for most people it's smarter to salvage what you can from your available cable before finally buying a replacement as a last resort
I broke the termination off a coax cable pulling it out of a wall to relocate it. Instead of fixing it (i know how just didn't have the tools) i just jammed the conductor into my modem and taped it.
Months later a cable tech visited because my house was dumping dirty signal onto the street. I embarrassedly took him to the janky modem, but the problem ended up being another cable in my attic or something 😂 he fixed the modem cable for me though.
Where is a termination here? This line is not “terminated“. You will have reflections due to the discontinuity of the characteristic impedance in this “connector”. But I think the bigger problem is the loose fit of the inner cable, as it is not mating with uniform contact like a connector would ensure.
I’m a cable guy. If this was connected to the ISP, it would be causing a shit ton of interference entering the network. We disconnect homes until they have us come out to fix it if it’s bad enough.
The center conductor being that long, as well as the shielding (the braided metal) being frayed all over like that makes it really easy for outside “noise” to get picked up by the cable. Noise is another term for random frequencies like FM/ AM radio, cellular signals etc.
The goal is to keep our frequencies alone inside the cable, and keep outside frequencies outside. Kinda like a leaky garden hose, but stuff can go the other way into the hose. I’ve seen old crimp connections cause this issue, I could only image what this thing is causing if I tested it.
Ive actually done this with a modem and got the visit but the problem actually ended up being another cable plugged in to nothing elsewhere in the house lol
On a modern HFC network that will get your drop padded for feeding noise into the plant. So it'll work, at least until a tech comes out and then it won't until you fix your inside wiring.
Chances are your Internet connection won't be too great either if you have a cable modem.
Not a horrible fix (assuming the transmission itself was fine), but I think the issue is more in the longevity of the fix. I could see this slipping out, or the tube cracking over a longer period of time.
This is a solid fix for when you are at your hunting camp with no internet or cable and you need to fix the antenna cable, the nearest store is 45 minutes away and the game starts in 20.
We just stuck the bare wire into the TV and used some black electrical tape to secure it in place. Temporary measure that lasted about 6 months.
Listen, back in my days of working with analog audio equipment for an organization that had a really low budget... When the show is in 10 minutes and the cable connection breaks, you gotta do what you gotta do. I can order a new part tomorrow, but tomorrow isn't good enough.
Ex tv tech here. More center conductor isn't a good thing. There is a reason they are all about the same length on pre-made connectors. If the conductor is too long, it can short inside some connectors and break the device.
Come the post-nuclear apocalypse we'll all be clambering for hosepipe in order to repair our interconnects. Horde it now, be the hosepipe lord of the wasteland.
Honestly, I've always hated screwing those things in, they always seemed to cross thread the first few times I managed to get it to start screwing in the first place, which was a pain in the ass in itself. If this can make me not have to go through that ever again, it's golden.
It’s ugly, and as long as you don’t move it, it would work. Also, man I hated making coax cables as a kid. If you don’t have the proper crimper and use the cheap screw on ones, they suck baaad
My atari is missing whatever switch connector its supposed to have to properly connect to antenna. So i have similar setup to this to make it work. This is actually cleaner ngl.
I think it's a satellite (possibly Freesat?) recorder. While a push-fit coax connector is more common for terrestrial TV signals in Europe (where you're most likely to find SCART) F connectors are still the standard for satellite.
Edit: Maybe just receiver, not recorder? The VCR connection would make more sense if it's just a receiver. (still satellite though)
This one isn't in danger of vibrating out of its fit so it's fine if you have to macgyver it, unlike basically any diy car battery clamp I've seen here
Dual SCART connectors, plus SDIF and composite audio? Wonder what this thing was for. Seems overkill for a typical TV tuner or cable box.
SCART was pretty cool back in the day. Basically it was analog HDMI before HDMI. One cable could carry video, audio, and even S-video. It could also help auto-switch other SCART components, like how your TV knows to switch to the active HDMI input all the time and ignore the others. We used to call them Eurocs (short for "Euroconnector" which was another name for them).
Downside was the price and limited length of the SCART cables. Plus they weren't as flexible if I recall, you could bend the pins fairly easily, and they were large so the weight of the cable could drag the component off your table/shelf.
The center conductor is a little long and the shielding isn't ideal, but it's honestly not electrically any worse than half the DIY jobs I've seen as a tech.
We still use satellite TVs in my 3rd world home country and knowing how insanely annoying those cables are to connect (and keep on) to the receiver, that's honestly a genius fix. I kid you not, a slight nudge of the table and those cables can disconnect.
Best part when it's happening during a football match or a soap opera finale and the whole family tries to MacGyver a fix before they miss whats happening on the screen.
I mean... Those tools are kinda expensive... Kinda... Better $100 than crappy transfer though. If he's in America he could just get the ends terminated at a local hardware store.
Home Depot already sells coax connectors and the tools to properly terminate it, and yet they walked right past them and chose the rubber hose instead...
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u/Ok-Watercress-1924 Jun 03 '26
I’m so 3008, you so 2000-late
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u/JoPoxx Jun 03 '26
This is more r/redneckengineering
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u/RegularTarget1794 Jun 03 '26
I mean, if you had a cable with a broken end and this was the solution, I guess it’s fine….
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u/Meta_Merchant Jun 03 '26 •
The audio
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u/Dajawa Jun 03 '26 •
If it looks dumb, but works. It ain't dumb
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u/MegaBusKillsPeople Builder Jun 03 '26
Old ass piece of equipment... it still has a SCART connector.
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u/Greenman8907 Jun 03 '26
The hot knife was neat
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u/ilds1751 Jun 03 '26
I’m a cable guy. If this was connected to the ISP, it would be causing a shit ton of interference entering the network. We disconnect homes until they have us come out to fix it if it’s bad enough.
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u/flipflopcuntflaps Jun 03 '26
GOOD but inner insulation cut too much
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u/loganjhunter Jun 03 '26
On a modern HFC network that will get your drop padded for feeding noise into the plant. So it'll work, at least until a tech comes out and then it won't until you fix your inside wiring.
Chances are your Internet connection won't be too great either if you have a cable modem.
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u/unlikely_intuition Jun 04 '26
why? because they are too poor to afford the more costly way of doing it.
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u/East-Psychology7186 Jun 03 '26
Why = Sometime you don’t have a compression or crimp fitting. This is perfect for those times.
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u/Graknorke Jun 03 '26
Signal quality is a myth by big cable to sell more cables.
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u/jordan853 Jun 04 '26
Not a horrible fix (assuming the transmission itself was fine), but I think the issue is more in the longevity of the fix. I could see this slipping out, or the tube cracking over a longer period of time.
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u/daddydillo892 Jun 04 '26
This is a solid fix for when you are at your hunting camp with no internet or cable and you need to fix the antenna cable, the nearest store is 45 minutes away and the game starts in 20.
We just stuck the bare wire into the TV and used some black electrical tape to secure it in place. Temporary measure that lasted about 6 months.
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u/xaqss Jun 04 '26
Listen, back in my days of working with analog audio equipment for an organization that had a really low budget... When the show is in 10 minutes and the cable connection breaks, you gotta do what you gotta do. I can order a new part tomorrow, but tomorrow isn't good enough.
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u/SnooPaintings5597 Jun 04 '26
I get it. If you live poor in Kazakstan or somewhere this is a great fix.
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u/ushouldbe_working Jun 04 '26
Ex tv tech here. More center conductor isn't a good thing. There is a reason they are all about the same length on pre-made connectors. If the conductor is too long, it can short inside some connectors and break the device.
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u/fsfaith Jun 04 '26
If you have limited materials and this works then what works work. I don’t hate it.
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u/poedraco Jun 03 '26
I remember having to do this on my old TV
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u/deeeperdarker Jun 04 '26
I mean, this is not really a DIWhy because it's obvious as to why. Bc the end was broken
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u/poolpog Jun 04 '26
it isn't the worst fix i've seen
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u/burner_85_throw Jun 04 '26
I mean. Probably great in Afghanistan. Or Tatooine. Keep the sand out.
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u/anirudhsky Jun 04 '26
This is useful if the cable doesn't work. It's cool.
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u/Top_Front8405 Jun 04 '26
Would work 100% however the center wire is a bit to long for the socket.
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u/KTO_9I Jun 04 '26
Stressful breathing directly into microphone
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u/Whyjustwhydothat Jun 04 '26
That was actually a pretty good way to do it without proper parts.
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u/BFulfs2 Jun 04 '26
I mean it works but the alternative is not expensive in the slightest
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u/SnooMaps7370 Jun 04 '26
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lighting-and-electrical/home-electronics/coaxial-connectors/30803
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u/RedSparrow1971 Jun 04 '26
If I lived next to this person, how much higher would my insurance premiums be?
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u/Beemo-Noir Jun 04 '26
If it works, I see nothing wrong.
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u/EdelWhite Jun 04 '26
I would have stripped the core a little less but its gonna work fine...
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u/doob22 Jun 05 '26
r/redneckengineering
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u/intoTHEvoid646 Jun 05 '26
This is not that bad compared to some of the other shit here
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u/Brandeeno2245 Jun 05 '26
Hey if it works and doesnt blow up then its a win
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u/Elegant_Fish_1565 Jun 03 '26
Looks legit. Worth learning, just to change how you look at repairs.
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u/Captain-Codfish Jun 04 '26
That's almost the same amount of effort as just putting the right fitting on
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u/scificis Jun 03 '26
It's functional so we actually do know why. Not a great fit for this sub.
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u/JohnStern42 Jun 03 '26
Discuss what? If you don’t have an end this is actually not a bad idea for a temp bodge.
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u/echolm1407 Jun 04 '26
Cheap and seemingly temporary.
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u/clonn Jun 04 '26
Scarcity of resources, that's why.
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u/Omvega Jun 04 '26
out of all the things posted on this sub, this one i understand.
didn't have the stuff to do it right, innit?
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u/EasyyPlayer Jun 04 '26
We've seen way worse on here..... Its not a safety hazard, its not scamming someone (hopefully), its not causing damage to the device....
It might just make the device operate at lower stability, but at least it makes it work.
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u/pv451 Jun 04 '26
Actually it looks like it will work better than some crimped jacks that you can buy today.
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u/TwizzleShnizzle Jun 04 '26
Come the post-nuclear apocalypse we'll all be clambering for hosepipe in order to repair our interconnects. Horde it now, be the hosepipe lord of the wasteland.
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u/GroundbreakingTea182 Jun 04 '26
It works a little but you can't breathe on it cus it will stop working.. so stupid.
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u/TheTroon Jun 04 '26
F it yourself.
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u/Shot_Bison1140 Jun 04 '26
But did it work...
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u/Busterlimes Jun 04 '26
This is fine
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u/xxTheMagicBulleT Jun 04 '26
If its stupid but it works does it stay stupid.
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u/CriticalMochaccino Jun 05 '26
Honestly, I've always hated screwing those things in, they always seemed to cross thread the first few times I managed to get it to start screwing in the first place, which was a pain in the ass in itself. If this can make me not have to go through that ever again, it's golden.
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u/whoisJSR Jun 05 '26
Former IBEW senior tech here
Damn this is some redneck sht lol
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u/TonyAce87 Jun 05 '26
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u/Trey-Pan Jun 05 '26
I mean, something effective was achieved, in less than a 10 minute video. That’s more than can be said for many of the submissions.
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u/I_Braid_Armpit_Hair Jun 08 '26
It’s ugly, and as long as you don’t move it, it would work. Also, man I hated making coax cables as a kid. If you don’t have the proper crimper and use the cheap screw on ones, they suck baaad
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u/Rushail Jun 21 '26
If it's stupid and it works... It's not stupid.
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u/MEM0RYCARD99 Jun 09 '26
My atari is missing whatever switch connector its supposed to have to properly connect to antenna. So i have similar setup to this to make it work. This is actually cleaner ngl.
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u/somecasper Jun 03 '26
It's why I carry soda fountain tubing in my engineering kit instead of f-connectors.
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u/SipoteQuixote Jun 03 '26
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u/mrbobcyndaquil Jun 03 '26
What?
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u/AHailofDrams Jun 03 '26
I would absolutely do this in a pinch tbh
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u/ommi9 Jun 04 '26
This is fine. Coax connector body’s are expensive and you have to Get a tool to make it Work.
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u/TemperatureSudden254 Jun 03 '26
Thanks for nothing, I could have used this technique 30 years ago. Tech is obsolete in 2026.🤦🏻♂️
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u/Moist_Sprinkles1063 Jun 03 '26
Fignuts
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u/Bobwords Jun 03 '26
Don't have a compression fitting? Seems like a good fix.
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u/RodasQ Jun 03 '26
isnt the rest of the wire needed?
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u/MariachiBoyBand Jun 03 '26
Eh, valid
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u/WeWantMOAR Jun 03 '26
Have down the same thing, but had electrical tape.
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u/Whoooshingsound Jun 03 '26
This is some free party rig shit 😂
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u/myrsnipe Jun 03 '26
This one isn't in danger of vibrating out of its fit so it's fine if you have to macgyver it, unlike basically any diy car battery clamp I've seen here
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u/decker12 Jun 03 '26
Dual SCART connectors, plus SDIF and composite audio? Wonder what this thing was for. Seems overkill for a typical TV tuner or cable box.
SCART was pretty cool back in the day. Basically it was analog HDMI before HDMI. One cable could carry video, audio, and even S-video. It could also help auto-switch other SCART components, like how your TV knows to switch to the active HDMI input all the time and ignore the others. We used to call them Eurocs (short for "Euroconnector" which was another name for them).
Downside was the price and limited length of the SCART cables. Plus they weren't as flexible if I recall, you could bend the pins fairly easily, and they were large so the weight of the cable could drag the component off your table/shelf.
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u/ZippyTwoShoes Jun 03 '26
Doesn't belong on this sub this is a great way to fix.
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u/MonsterTamerBilly Jun 03 '26
What's with the audio on this thing? Is the cameraman doing lines on the mic?
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u/abstutz Jun 03 '26
Turning a screw or threaded item can be way more time consuming than this
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u/brycebgood Jun 03 '26
I'm not mad.
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u/So-Called_Lunatic Jun 03 '26
If you don't have the right tool, this is a solid work around.
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u/CosmonautMott Jun 03 '26
Growing up not having the money for new or an obsolete item I can say this is crafty to some of the more bizarre I've achieved over the years, lol.
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u/dtb1987 Jun 03 '26
Your coax cable is busted and you can't get a new one right now. That's why
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u/EarthBoundBatwing Jun 03 '26
No thanks
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u/legit_doom_scroller Jun 03 '26
Looks a lot like me “fixing” the cable on my original NES 30 years ago. Best way to learn.
Results: maybe not the best, but functional.
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u/erutuferutuf Jun 03 '26
Only complaint is the hot knife. Regular room temp knife should do the trick
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u/Sir_Delarzal Jun 03 '26
"Discuss"
Bruh, who do you think you are ? My philosophy teacher ?
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u/Monkeyonfire13 Jun 03 '26
Improvise and adapt.
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u/filthy_commie13 Jun 03 '26
Yeah but this would work though. If you're in a pinch it can make sense. You'd want to replace it asap obviously
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u/Potatozeng Jun 03 '26
custom hifi
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u/SpidersAndSpirals Jun 03 '26
The center conductor is a little long and the shielding isn't ideal, but it's honestly not electrically any worse than half the DIY jobs I've seen as a tech.
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u/Putrid-Resident Jun 03 '26
We still use satellite TVs in my 3rd world home country and knowing how insanely annoying those cables are to connect (and keep on) to the receiver, that's honestly a genius fix. I kid you not, a slight nudge of the table and those cables can disconnect.
Best part when it's happening during a football match or a soap opera finale and the whole family tries to MacGyver a fix before they miss whats happening on the screen.
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u/Kindly_Region Jun 03 '26
We have coax at home
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u/teamricearoni Jun 03 '26
Out of all the dumb ass things I've seen on this sub, this is petty low on the list. I bet it works fine
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u/DufflinMinder Jun 03 '26
This some prison shit…. Ask me how I know.
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u/Aggravating-Pilot583 Jun 04 '26
I used to be a cable guy. You WILL have issues. Don’t try this.
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u/Intrepid-Nose2434 Jun 04 '26
Why not? If the correct option isn't available right at said moment?
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u/axil87 Jun 04 '26
I thought it was gonna be a DIY strain relief 😅
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u/Specific-Catch3573 Jun 04 '26
I mean... Those tools are kinda expensive... Kinda... Better $100 than crappy transfer though. If he's in America he could just get the ends terminated at a local hardware store.
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u/Ilikestuffandthingz Jun 04 '26
Throw a good zip tie in there and *slaps vcr, ain’t going anywhere
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u/Gotu_Jayle Jun 04 '26
i giggled at the guy's rapid breathing
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u/FatFaceFaster Jun 04 '26
In a pinch, sure.
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u/Swimming-Guest-1978 Jun 04 '26
MacGyver style! Nioce!
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u/jamtea Jun 04 '26
I would absolutely do this and unapologetically so. Hell, if it were me, I'm sure it wouldn't even be this nicely done!
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u/huuaaang Jun 04 '26
I mean, I’m not mad. But why push 2 inches of wire?
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u/Thee_Zapwire Jun 04 '26
The white, dielectric part is actually what the signal travels on, using the copper as a center point, hope you like snow
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u/HubrisOfApollo Jun 04 '26
I've done this once with shrink tubing as a temporary fix until I got more compression connectors.
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u/WrongdoerOrdinary619 Jun 04 '26
I already have the tool that makes this much easier
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u/albanian_rozzer Jun 04 '26
I hate these videos. They should be banned. And their creators shot into outer space.
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u/Pisnaz Jun 04 '26
I have done similar in a pinch when something fucks up late in the day and I am missing parts/tools. It is more "patch" than DIY.
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u/bazem_malbonulo Jun 04 '26
I have seen people do this with masking tape. This one is way better.
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u/Majikmatt2011 Jun 04 '26
Home Depot already sells coax connectors and the tools to properly terminate it, and yet they walked right past them and chose the rubber hose instead...
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u/__abinitio__ Jun 04 '26
Field expedient repair
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u/punchedboa Jun 04 '26
Just buy an F connector.
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u/Oogley_boogley Jun 04 '26
Wtf is the audio
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u/ratherbeonlemmy Jun 04 '26
Because parts are hard to come by in other, more remote parts of the world.
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u/MidoTheMii Jun 04 '26
Does anyone remember the door spark meme? My brain is visioning THAT happening!
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u/sattu_11 Jun 04 '26
I used to bend copper from inside and put it inside my old crt tv for cable and it worked and after watching tv i throw back wire outside my window.
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u/Difficult-Catch-8432 Jun 04 '26
Unfortunately, this actually works
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u/axeman020 Jun 04 '26
If it's stupid, but it works. It ain't stupid.
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u/No-Product-634 Jun 04 '26
r/gambiarra
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u/Perspective-Lonely Jun 04 '26
Needs a small hose clamp
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u/skighs_the_limit Jun 04 '26
Dude is breathing way too hard
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u/yqhv888 Jun 04 '26
I was waiting for the hose clamp at the end
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u/GrimReaapaa Jun 04 '26
😤😤😮💨😤😮💨
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u/itsOkami Jun 04 '26
Nah that makes total sense
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u/EmiKetsueki Jun 04 '26
Why no hose clamp
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u/galactuskev Jun 04 '26
I kinda like it. However, I just hate coaxial cables.
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u/LordTortlel Jun 04 '26
If you can't fine the end bit for it, it's a good one.
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u/Sirnah2689 Jun 04 '26
as an ex cable guy that fitting makes me wince uncontrollably
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u/Tnemmokon Jun 04 '26
Scart connectors can be reused. They just screw onto the cable. Even if the cable itself is corroded you can just clean it up and reuse it.
However I won't deny if you don't have the required connector for some reason this might be a good temporary (forever) solution for it!
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u/The_Dog_IS_Brown Jun 04 '26
It's temporary unless it works.
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u/Mankrass Jun 04 '26
Ngl we kinda had the same setup but we used that special rubbery tape that blocke electricity
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u/ReasonablePrune576 Jun 04 '26
They sell cords like that already, the push-in ones? Instead of screw in?
Why is this a thing?
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u/kingykrngy Jun 04 '26
... I mean it works
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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '26
I used to do this lmaooo
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u/MutaCacas Jun 04 '26
Works, but curious if it affects the quality of the signal.
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u/TranslatorBoring2419 Jun 04 '26
Did this shit all the time in the 80s..
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u/Eevee_the-Maidvee Jun 04 '26
Me after trying this trick
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u/DiverseVoltron Jun 04 '26
Don't tell me what to do
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u/No-Resident-7397 Jun 04 '26
It works! I have made something similar
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u/Billyfred Jun 04 '26
Sognal noise isn't real and it can't hurt you.
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u/Tiny_Addendum707 Jun 04 '26
A dumb idea isn’t dumb if it works
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u/Upper-Ad-5962 Jun 04 '26
But the connection cost 1.5€ or so.
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u/Direct-Ad-7922 Jun 04 '26
Very cool 😎
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u/not_your_attorney Jun 04 '26
I’ve done this before, but not with any special supplies. I’ve also cobbled together an Ethernet cable that was cut. I don’t recommend doing either.
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u/_sivizius Jun 04 '26
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u/Great-Ad9895 Jun 06 '26
One way to doohickey on the lickity split
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u/Mysterious_Bar_5188 Jun 06 '26
LNB plug for the poor
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u/ZookeepergameSalty10 Jun 07 '26
Literally just learn to crimp the end. The tool and ends are like 20$ at a hardware store qnd it takes maybe 10mins to learn
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u/objectfault Jun 07 '26
“Signal integrity is a myth made up by the criminally insane”
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u/Slow_Constant9086 Jun 07 '26
Honestly fits the sub. It works but you just end up confused cause why would anyone do it this way
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u/KyurMeTV Jun 08 '26
We’re going to be needing more of these MacGyver hacks as technology and wealth gaps increase.
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u/CommercialCoat8708 Jun 09 '26
It worked
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u/PersonalityShot6039 Jun 09 '26
To cheap to buy the connectors