Viking Female F to Wire Converter Cable - 261217

Viking Electronics 261217 Female F to Wire Converter Cable

Overview

The Viking Electronics 261217 is a Female F-connector to bare-wire converter cable designed to simplify video termination during Viking entry phone installations. Rather than wrestling bare conductors into an F-type jack directly — a common source of cold connections and intermittent video signal — the 261217 gives installers a proper F-connector on one end and pigtail wires on the other, keeping terminations clean and repeatable. It is specifically called out in Viking's E-75 product manual as the recommended accessory for connecting composite video output from Viking entry phones to downstream coax runs.

Compatibility

The 261217 is documented for use with Viking entry phone products that carry a composite video output, including the Viking Electronics E-75 series video entry phones. It is also referenced alongside a BNC-to-wire alternative in the same manual, indicating it fits any installation where the downstream coax infrastructure terminates in an F-type connector rather than BNC. Compatible system context includes Viking's broader entry phone systems family — including the K-1775-3 series and E-35-IP VoIP entry phones — wherever coax video cabling is part of the door station wiring plan. If your downstream video cable already terminates in BNC, use the BNC-to-wire converter cable instead; the 261217 is the correct choice only when the coax run uses F-type termination.

Installation Notes

Install the 261217 at the point where the entry phone's bare video output leads meet the F-type coax run. The converter eliminates the need to terminate bare wire directly to a coaxial F-connector body, reducing the risk of shield shorts or center-conductor damage during termination. Pair with the entry phone's standard entry phone accessories and wiring per the E-75 product manual. No special tools are required beyond standard wire-stripping and coax-prep equipment already on the typical low-voltage technician's belt.