A small percentage of the bad coaxial cables were attributed to damaged underground cables. In certain areas, systems are thwarting squirrels by installing flooded, jacketed cable in aerial plant. The flooding compound deters the squirrels as they begin to chew on the cable. Although somewhat effective, this approach should be used with caution. In warmer temperatures, the flooding compound thins, and if the outer jacket is not sealed properly at the connectors, it will drip onto anything below the cable.
Most splicers prefer three-piece connectors.
Although more expensive, the three-piece connector gives the splicer the ability to visually verify proper seating of the connector. The two-piece connector is a blind entry. Passive pitfalls path interference after drop filter installation. Spectrum analyzer graph showing return path interference after drop filter installation. Problems associated with such passive devices as taps, splitters and directional couplers accounted for five percent of all problems.