Alan Rencher 220 Report post Posted March 30, 2013 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! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Davis 47 Report post Posted March 30, 2013 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Victor Lazaro 165 Report post Posted March 30, 2013 do you mean this? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/880839-REG/Neutrik_CAS_BNC_T_Tool_Kit.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Vuona SOC 119 Report post Posted March 30, 2013 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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Rencher 220 Report post Posted March 31, 2013 Thanks, guys. Rob, Will texted me earlier with that exact advise, so I'm going to take a trip to Pacific Radio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthew pearce 4 Report post Posted April 15, 2013 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen M. Lucas 1 Report post Posted December 11, 2017 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnathan Holmes 2 Report post Posted December 12, 2017 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen M. Lucas 1 Report post Posted December 12, 2017 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnathan Holmes 2 Report post Posted December 12, 2017 Good luck! If you get stumped, there's always this! Haha https://engineeredcinemasolutions.com/ultra-thin-spaghetti-hd-sdi-bnc-cable/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kar Wai Ng 5 Report post Posted December 13, 2017 Neutrik RearTwist all the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnathan Holmes 2 Report post Posted December 13, 2017 I like these too! But so bulky! How thin can you get cable for these? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kar Wai Ng 5 Report post Posted December 14, 2017 Neutrik RearTwist comes in dozens of variants for different cable diameters and conductors; NBTC75BLI4 is the part number matched for Canare L-1.5C2VS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnathan Holmes 2 Report post Posted December 14, 2017 Oooh, good to know, will check that out too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Rencher 220 Report post Posted May 5 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 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
