Hardline Coring and Stripping Tool for .500" Cable (HSC-50)

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Preparing 500-series hardline for a connector is three operations with a knife and a separate coring tool, and every one of them is a place to scar the center conductor. The Jonard Tools HSC-50 does the whole prep in one tool: it cores and strips 1/2 in (.500 in, 12.7 mm) coax such as Times Fiber T10 and CommScope P3, removing the dielectric from inside the outer conductor and the jacket from outside it at the same time, then bevels the outer conductor, chamfers the center conductor, and leaves 1 in of center conductor exposed on a total core-and-strip length of 3.50 in, which is what a 500-series connector wants. The ratcheting T handle makes coring faster and easier on the wrist, and it comes off so a drill can drive the tool for a run of connectors. The stripper also comes off, which matters on flooded cable, where the gel is easier to deal with in two steps. The body is heavy-duty aluminum, the coring bit, coring blade, and jacket stripping blade are hardened high carbon steel, and all three are replaceable, so the tool outlives its edges. Hex keys for the blades and the handle and an instruction manual are in the box.

Features

• Cores and strips in one pass. Removes the dielectric and the jacket simultaneously; the stripper can be removed to deal with flooded cable in two steps.
• 500-series hardline. 1/2 in (.500 in, 12.7 mm) coax, including Times Fiber T10 and CommScope P3.
• Connector-ready prep. Bevels the outer conductor, chamfers the center conductor, and leaves a 1 in center conductor on a 3.50 in total core-and-strip length.
• Ratcheting T handle, removable. Ratchets for comfort and speed; comes off so a drill can drive the tool.
• Heavy-duty aluminum body, hardened steel blades. Coring bit, coring blade, and jacket stripping blade in heat-treated high carbon steel for long life.
• Replaceable blades and coring bit. Sold separately, so there's never a reason to replace the whole tool.
• Aerial and underground. For hardline in residential, commercial, and industrial plant.
• Includes hex keys and manual. Keys for replacing the stripping blades and removing the T handle, plus the instruction manual.

Where It Fits

It suits CATV and broadband line technicians fitting 500-series connectors at taps, splices, and amplifiers, aerial and underground construction crews terminating hardline at every active and passive on a build, MDU and commercial installers bringing .500 trunk into a building, maintenance techs who replace connectors on an existing plant and want the prep to be identical every time, anyone who's cored hardline with a separate coring tool and knife and then found a nicked center conductor at the sweep, and a truck where a drill-driven prep turns a day of connectors into a morning. For cutting the hardline to length before prep, the JIC-750 banana cutter leaves the round end this tool needs.

Good to Know

The tool is sized for .500 cable and the connector dimensions that go with it: 1 in of center conductor and 3.50 in overall. Confirm those match the connector you're installing before the first cut, since some connectors and some manufacturers' cables want different lengths, and the tool's result is fixed. Start with a square cut end from a banana cutter; a crushed or angled end won't start in the coring bit. Insert the cable, turn the ratcheting handle in a steady motion without forcing it, and let the bit do the coring; pushing hard loads the center conductor and is what scores it. With a drill, run at low speed and keep the tool square to the cable, since a drill will core faster than a hand but will also wander faster. On flooded cable, pull the stripper off and core first, then clean the gel out of the core before stripping; gel in the stripper is what clogs the blade. After the prep, inspect the center conductor for a smooth chamfer and no scoring, the outer conductor bevel for burrs, and the core for dielectric left behind, which keeps the connector from seating and shows up later as an intermittent. Change the stripping blade when the jacket cut starts to tear rather than slice, and the coring bit when the core comes out rough; both are hex-key jobs with the keys in the box, and the manual has the part numbers. Keep the hex keys with the tool. The hardline on a CATV plant carries AC power to amplifiers; confirm the line is dead before cutting or coring.

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