Shopping
They sell modular wall plates in 1 to 6 port flavors.
Pick up as many as you need from the local home improvement store. Grab some F type modules, and some low voltage brackets while you're there.
Installation
- Cut a hole in the wall large enough for the low voltage bracket to fit.
- Install the low voltage bracket.
- Shorten the lengths of cable, and add new connectors to the ends (you'll also have to buy these from the home improvement store, so go back and get them).
- Connect the cables to the modular jacks.
- Install the modular jacks in the modular wall plate.
- Install the modular wall plate in the low voltage bracket.
Holey VS. Pointy
The pointy connectors are "male" connectors, whereas the holey connectors are "female". When a male connector loves a female connector very much... You get the picture (I hope).
Why so many?
There is no way to say for sure why there are so many cables here. It's possible that some come from somewhere, while others go somewhere else. You'll have to trace the cables to determine where they come from, or where they go to.
For this a cable tracer such as the Gardner Bender Wire-Tracker, can come in handy.
The first step is to cut the cable to length. You can use any tool capable of cutting the cable, personally I reach for my trusty lineman pliers.
Once you cut the cable, it will look something like this
Now that the cable is the proper length, you'll have to strip the insulation off. Again, you can use any tool capable of stripping the insulation without damaging the inner cable. Personally, I use a tool specifically designed for the job.
With this tool, you simply
- Push in the button on the end.
- Slide the cut end of the wire into the hole, until it hits the stop.
- Release the button.
- Rotate the tool around the cable a couple times.
- Pull the tool off of the cable.
When you're done, you'll have a perfectly stripped cable.
Next you'll carefully bend the braiding back over the insulation (this step may vary, depending on the connector being used. Consult the documentation with the connector).
In this case, I'll be using a crimp on connector like this (twist on connectors are also available).
Push the stripped cable end up into the connector.
Make sure you push the cable in far enough, so the inner insulation starts to peek through the hole inside the connector.
Finally, using a crimping tool.
Place the cable end into the crimping tool, and squeeze the handle.
Note:
Twist-on F type connectors are available, in which case you'll not need the crimping tool. However, I've had poor results with the twist-on variety, and much prefer the crimp connectors.
Best Answer
Your tester probably uses direct current (DC) which will be blocked by the capacitor.
The capacitor should pass the high frequency AC signal from the aerial.
Mind you, those are horrible cheap unscreened sockets. You'd be much better using the screened type with the metal cage which were shown in the rest of the video.