Hardline Coring Tool for .500" COAX Cable (HC-50)

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Not every 500-series connector wants the same center conductor length, and a coring tool with one fixed setting means a second tool for the next connector. The Jonard Tools HC-50 is a hardline coring tool for 1/2 in (.500 in, 12.7 mm) coax, such as Times Fiber T10 (T10500) and CommScope P3, with an adjustable stop that exposes the center conductor to a preset 13/16, 7/8, 15/16, or 1 in to suit the connector in hand. It removes the dielectric from inside the outer conductor, bevels the outer conductor, and chamfers the center conductor in one operation, leaving a connector-ready end. 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 body is heavy-duty aluminum, the coring bits and blades are heat-treated high carbon steel, and both are replaceable, so the tool outlives its edges. Hex keys for the blades and the handle are in the box. For coring and jacket stripping in one pass, the HSC-50 adds the stripper.

Features

• Cores .500 hardline. 1/2 in coax, including Times Fiber T10 (T10500), CommScope P3, and similar .500 cables.
• Four preset center conductor lengths. Adjustable to expose 13/16, 7/8, 15/16, or 1 in, to match the connector.
• Connector-ready prep. Bevels the outer conductor and chamfers the center conductor as it cores.
• Ratcheting T handle, removable. Ratchets for comfort and speed; comes off so a drill can drive the tool.
• Heavy-duty aluminum body, hardened steel bits and blades. Heat-treated high carbon steel for long life.
• Replaceable blades and coring bits. 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. For replacing the blades and removing the T handle.

Where It Fits

It suits CATV and broadband line technicians fitting 500-series connectors from more than one maker, where the center conductor length changes with the connector and the stop on the tool changes with it, 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 replacing connectors on an existing plant where the connector brand isn't always the one on the truck, anyone who has cored hardline with a fixed-length tool and then trimmed the center conductor by eye, and a truck where a drill-driven core turns a day of connectors into a morning. If every connector on the route wants the same 1 in length and the jacket strip should happen in the same pass, the HSC-50 coring and stripping tool is the sibling; the JIC-750 banana cutter makes the square cut both tools start from, and the CC-120 cleans the center conductor after the core.

Good to Know

Set the stop to the center conductor length the connector calls for before the first core, 13/16, 7/8, 15/16, or 1 in, and check it against the connector's instructions rather than memory, since the same maker's connectors differ by series. 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 cores faster than a hand but also wanders faster. This tool cores; the jacket comes off separately with a stripper, and on flooded cable, clean the gel out of the core after coring and before the connector goes on. After the core, 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; a center conductor cleaner takes off the film the coring leaves. Change the blade when the bevel comes out ragged and the coring bit when the core comes out rough; both are hex-key jobs with the keys in the box. Keep the hex keys with the tool. Hardline on a CATV plant carries AC power to amplifiers; confirm the line is dead before cutting or coring.

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