CygarBuff Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I was in Lowes and looking to get a better crimp tool and connectors for my DIY cable installs. I noticed Quad as a choice of connector and crimp tool, the connectors look exactly the same as the standard RG6 but the tool used to crimp Quad is much more expensive also the sign said that the quad cable is not available in this area (Charleston, S.C.). What is the difference? Is quad something that is comming this way and therefore I will need the quad tool for future use. Both tools are IDEAL brand and are the compression type for wet and dry locations. I don't see the need to spend 3 times the amount for the Quad tool if it is something that I'll never need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Quad has 4 layers of shielding and works a bit better. Obviously it uses a different tool. But it is your typical run of the mill lead in for consumers. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygarBuff Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Both tools I saw look identical but one was for RG6 and the other was for RG6, RG59 and RG6 quad. Both tools looked the same to the t. Wouldn't the tools look a lot different? One was at Home Depot and said it was used with the RG6 and the other was at Lowes and says it works with the 3 previously mentioned. They were both around $15-$20. If the looked the same and were roughly the same price would it be possible that the advertising on the box doesn't list the RG6 Quad and RG59 as well. Other than color I can't tell a difference between the two. I appreciate the advice. But bottom line is I should buy the one for the RG6 cable as that is ther most commom coaxil cable and not worry about the ones that are used for the rg59 and rg6 quad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Here's an article about quad RG6 from the Bluejeans cable site - might be useful: Here's a thought-provoking excerpt: "...but at all frequencies, a precision video cable with a 95% braid and foil outperforms quad shield cable." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Man Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I use guad shielded. I ran a new cable from the outside of the house to the theater room. I also bought S-Video spliters and use the quad shielded cable for my S-Video cable run. S-Video has four wires, two signal wires and two grounds. It takes one quad cable per signal and a spliter on each end of the run. My S-Video run is over 30 feet and I wanted better shielding. Quad cable is also great for making those long subwoofer runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygarBuff Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 So a compression tool for RG6 should look completely different for a compression tool for RG6 quad and RG59? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Man Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Buy a ratchet crimping tool that has interchangeable heads for different size conectors. I also couldn't fine the quad shielded cable in my area. I bought my cable on ebay. I found a guy who was selling 250 feet of some Monster Cable RG6 quad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 No, a tool for RG6QS does not have to look very different from on for RG6. It just has a slightly different die size. You have to use the appropriate tool and connectors with each type of cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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