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Originally Posted by Henryk
Any idea if age would affect a coax cable?
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Age alone will not affect a cable (the metal doesn't go bad) but age combined with a lot of flexing could cause breaks or tears and age combined with humidity could cause corrosion and bad connections.
One thing that could cause some problems is using an older cable with the new, higher speeds. Coax that worked will for television signals and lower rate signals might not give the best performance with today's higher rate signals. I believe RG-6 cable (should be marked on the insulation) is the proper cable to use. I have a box of older RG-59 which worked well in the past but is not rated for higher speeds.
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