Replacing cables connectors is a simple task.
There are several types of cable connectors, but the two most common types are RCA and coaxial cable connectors. RCA cable connectors are used in most aftermarket car stereos and home audio-video systems. Coaxial cable connectors are used to connect your TV antenna to your TV. Both types of cable connectors are simple in design, yet are effective at delivering TV and audio-video signals between two appliances. Replacing either type of cable connector is an easy task.
Instructions
RCA Cable Connector
1. Cut the existing RCA cable connector off with a small knife about an inch above the connector so you have a clean cable to work with.
2. Strip ½ inch off the cable's plastic coating with wire strippers or a small knife. Two wires will be exposed, usually colored red and black.
3. Strip ¼ inch off the colored plastic of both wires using wire strippers or a small knife. You have two exposed inner metal wires.
4. Use a soldering iron and solder and introduce both to the red wire. Allow the solder to melt and coat the metal wire, then remove the soldering iron and solder and let the wire cool. Repeat the process for the black wire.
5. Remove the cover from a new RCA connector. It usually unscrews; sometimes it pulls off. Slide the cover, threaded end facing the end of the cable, over the cable and move up the cable a few inches so it doesn't fall off. Once the cover is removed, you can see the RCA connector has a central pin and an outer terminal to which the wires will connect.
6. Place the red wire on the central pin of the RCA connector, then touch both with a soldering iron. Allow the solder coating the wire to melt, then remove the soldering iron. The solder will harden and the wire and pin will be fused together.
7. Place the black wire on the outer RCA connector terminal, then touch the wire and terminal with your soldering iron until the solder melts. Remove the soldering iron and allow the wires and RCA connector to cool completely.
8. Slide the RCA connector cover down the cable and screw, or push, the cover on the main connector. Plug your connector into your audio-video device.
Coaxial Cable Connector
9. Cut the coaxial cable connector off the cable using a small knife. Remove ½ inch of plastic off the coaxial cable. There is wire braiding visible that covers the insulated central core.
10. Push the wire braiding up the cable with your fingers until it forms a neat circle at the neck of the outer plastic. The plastic insulated inner core is revealed. Strip ¼ inch off the plastic using wire strippers or a small knife to expose the central metal wire.
11. Unscrew the cover from a new coaxial connector. You have three components: cover, small metal clamp and main coaxial pin. Slide the cover over the coaxial cable,ensuring that the threaded end faces the end of the cable. Slide it up a few more inches to stop it from falling off.
12. Open the metal clamp slightly with your fingers and slide the open end over the cable until it reaches the wire braiding. Cover the wire braiding with the clamp, ensuring that all the fine wires are enclosed. Squeeze the clamp tight with your fingers. You can use small electrical pliers for a tighter fit.
13. Insert the central metal wire into the hollow coaxial pin. Ensure that the metal clamp sits on the coaxial connector's outer flange. Slide the cover down the wire and screw on the connector finger tight. Insert the coaxial connector into your appliance.
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