Back in 2020 I had to choose between fiber splices and coax ends on a big job at the old Mill Creek complex

I was running cable for 48 units in that building and my foreman told me to pick one method for all the drops. I went with coax ends cause I was faster with a compression tool, figured it'd save time. Well, three months later they had me replace half of them with fiber splices cause the signal kept dropping on the upper floors. I swear I should've just learned the fusion splicer sooner. Has anyone else had a call like that where your choice got overruled by the actual signal tests?

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the_lucas1mo ago

Fiber's always the answer but coax is still fine for short runs.

david_henderson61mo ago

Took me way too long to admit coax was the wrong call there. I still feel that sting in my pride every time I see a compression tool.