BNC cable making kit?

[Alan Rencher]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a kit to start making BNC cables for HD-SDI? There seem to be a lot of choices at varying price points.

 

I'm not really looking to save money on cables; I just want more control over my cable length at my leisure. I know there are a lot of you out there with cable OCD!

[James Davis]

Neutrik do a nice little kit which contains a connector with jacket, a couple of those, some decent quality cable, a good hexagonal crimper and you are good to go.

 

You can get lower profile connectors as well commonly used for thin HDSDI cables.

A good crimper with interchangeable tools will do both.

[Victor Lazaro]

do you mean this? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/880839-REG/Neutrik_CAS_BNC_T_Tool_Kit.html

[Rob Vuona SOC]

Alan, just go to Pacific radio and buy the crimpers & cutter. Then decide on what gage wire and they give you the proper bnc ends to fit

 

Maybe $200

[Alan Rencher]

Thanks, guys.

 

Rob, Will texted me earlier with that exact advise, so I'm going to take a trip to Pacific Radio.

[matthew pearce]

Thanks, guys.

 

Rob, Will texted me earlier with that exact advise, so I'm going to take a trip to Pacific Radio.

how did the trip go?

what did you decide.

Im curious about making some different length spagetti thin HD cables?

[Stephen M. Lucas]

how did the trip go?

what did you decide.

Im curious about making some different length spagetti thin HD cables?

^^^ Same here. Curious about what Alan BNC enlightenment Alan gleaned. I'm hitting PacRad this week.

[Johnathan Holmes]

Hi Stephen

 

At Engineered Cinema Solutions, we use Canare L-1.5C2VS cable and BCP-C1 Plugs, which are solder core and crimp collar for "spaghetti" type BNC. Outer diameter is approximately 2.9mm and I believe this is the thinnest cable Canare makes. Belden makes a slightly thinner cable at 2.5mm but I have found the Canare to be the best balance between flexibility, thinness, and durability. It's more economical than going with a custom cable maker too.

 

You will need a Canare TC-1 Crimp tool and the TCD-1DB die set for the crimp tool to crimp the collar, as well as a basic soldering station with a fine tip, and a bit of liquid flux. It starts to add up once you factor in all the tools required, but if you're making a lot of cables it's worth it.

 

I order my Canare supplies from HAVE Inc in Hudson, NY. They are fantastic there and always well stocked.

 

Hope this helps.

[Stephen M. Lucas]

Hi Stephen

 

At Engineered Cinema Solutions, we use Canare L-1.5C2VS cable and BCP-C1 Plugs, which are solder core and crimp collar for "spaghetti" type BNC. Outer diameter is approximately 2.9mm and I believe this is the thinnest cable Canare makes. Belden makes a slightly thinner cable at 2.5mm but I have found the Canare to be the best balance between flexibility, thinness, and durability. It's more economical than going with a custom cable maker too.

 

You will need a Canare TC-1 Crimp tool and the TCD-1DB die set for the crimp tool to crimp the collar, as well as a basic soldering station with a fine tip, and a bit of liquid flux. It starts to add up once you factor in all the tools required, but if you're making a lot of cables it's worth it.

 

I order my Canare supplies from HAVE Inc in Hudson, NY. They are fantastic there and always well stocked.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Johnathan:

Most invaluable information! Many thanks, that's a huge help. Just the specs I was looking for.

[Johnathan Holmes]

Good luck! If you get stumped, there's always this! Haha

https://engineeredcinemasolutions.com/ultra-thin-spaghetti-hd-sdi-bnc-cable/

[Kar Wai Ng]

Neutrik RearTwist all the way.

[Johnathan Holmes]

I like these too! But so bulky! How thin can you get cable for these?

[Kar Wai Ng]

Neutrik RearTwist comes in dozens of variants for different cable diameters and conductors; NBTC75BLI4 is the part number matched for Canare L-1.5C2VS.

[Johnathan Holmes]

Oooh, good to know, will check that out too!

[Alan Rencher]

Oh man, has it really been 5 years since I made this post? Now I make BNC all day long! I actually spec'd custom-manufactured (in the USA) 75 ohm coaxi cable that I call MegaFlex: https://mediablackout.net/products/megaflex-hd-sdi-cable