F plug connectors

[Adam B]

For some reason my builder has cut off the sky supplied cable connectors when running cables under new kitchen to new TV location.

Anyhow have to re-attach the two sky cables back to the HD box, bought some simple cheap ones but they look cheap and are bare metal, so wondering where I can locate similar ones to the sky supplied items (see crap picture) or something similar, or does it really not matter?

[megaphone]

The 'Sky' ones in the pic are crimped on with a special compression tool. You need simple twist on F connectors. That cable is the 'skinny' shotgun cable, so you need the small size F cons, not the regular size. They can be tight to twist on.

[Adam B]

megaphone said:

The 'Sky' ones in the pic are crimped on with a special compression tool. You need simple twist on F connectors. That cable is the 'skinny' shotgun cable, so you need the small size F cons, not the regular size. They can be tight to twist on.

thanks

tight to twist over the cable or to the box?

mine are something like this, they didn't mention small or large

http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/homebase--...

[megaphone]

Adam B said:

megaphone said:

The 'Sky' ones in the pic are crimped on with a special compression tool. You need simple twist on F connectors. That cable is the 'skinny' shotgun cable, so you need the small size F cons, not the regular size. They can be tight to twist on.

thanks

tight to twist over the cable or to the box?

mine are something like this, they didn't mention small or large

http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/homebase--...

Tight to twist on the cable. Those in the link look the standard size you need the ones for the skinny Sky shotgun cable (WF65). These look like the correct ones

http://www.screwfix.com/p/f-connector-for-sky-cabl...

Or these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/F-connectors-for-wf65-coa...

[Adam B]

very useful, thanks