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    shorten probe cable

    Hi,
    Is it possible to shorten the probe cable length? I was thinking of asking an electrician to do this for me but want to just check first that there will be no issue with this.
    Thanks!

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    Technically yes. Few electricians will have the tools required to reterminate the BNC connector and that seems like a huge expense for little benefit.

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    I have an electrician in the family, so no expense but thanks for the info on the BNC connector.

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    You would be better off with a security tech since they deal with BNC connectors all the time with security and surveillance systems. But as stated, they can be shortened, just make sure they are terminated properly.

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    Yeah electrician is probably not the guy to do it. Any RF engineer or audio engineer should have the tools. I mean if you wanted to you could cut the cable and solder it back together but you run the risk of introducing noise on the lines.

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    Any decent engineering tech or engineer with access to the right tools would be able to shorten any cable that you could possibly want.

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