The day my coax end kept failing on a hot roof

I was on a roof in Phoenix last July, 110 degrees, and my third compression fitting in a row just wouldn't hold. Turns out I wasn't stripping the jacket back enough, like a full quarter inch more than I thought. The heat made the cable soft and I think that hid the issue for months. How did you figure out your go-to strip length for RG6?

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michaelw2612h ago

Lol sounds like Phoenix was trying to cook you AND your cable at the same time. My go to trick was just marking the stripper tool with a sharpie line after one too many fails on a cold day. Now I always strip a hair extra just to be safe, cause nothing ruins your day like watching a fitting slide off right after you finally get it on lmao.