carlknight1982
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| posted on 25/1/14 at 11:08 PM |
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Sky wiring
We have virgin cable down stairs but the sky dish is still on the house I was wondering hat I need to do to connect the sky box up as we have never
had it connected and the mrs wants me to put that in the bedroom so she can get the free channels.
The cable to the dish has been chopped, is it as simple as sticking a new plug on the wire joining it to the back of the sky box?
Logic will get you from a A to B
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 25/1/14 at 11:16 PM |
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Pretty much, although the satellite connectors are a little more difficult than standard TV UHF connectors. Not beyond a competent DIY'er
though. You can get them from Maplin.
The only 'rule' I believe is that the cables can't be joined or extended, as the signals are too small. But if the cable is too
short, you just run another one from the dish itself, it's not expensive stuff.
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samjc
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| posted on 26/1/14 at 12:55 AM |
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You can connect/extend cables just need all connections to be tight as i had to do it when i had scaffolding up last year to put dish on the
scafolding.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 26/1/14 at 01:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
The only 'rule' I believe is that the cables can't be joined or extended, as the signals are too small.
I think that's just a rumour spread by sky satellite dish fitters who don't want to bother fitting neat and tidy wall sockets for dish
installations 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Slimy38
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| posted on 26/1/14 at 08:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
The only 'rule' I believe is that the cables can't be joined or extended, as the signals are too small.
I think that's just a rumour spread by sky satellite dish fitters who don't want to bother fitting neat and tidy wall sockets for dish
installations
LOL, yeah sounds about right!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 26/1/14 at 09:16 AM |
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It is worth getting good quality cable and connectors and using silicone grease to prevent water ingress.
The cable and connectors from B&Q aren't the best, they grip the cable poorly and because of poor plating quickly rust.
If you do hunt on the internet you will find specialist aerial shops that have the right stuff.
If you have half-way decent internet speed consider a Now TV box instead, they only cost £10 and you most of the catch-up tv services and the
option of Sky subcription channels.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 26/1/14 at 09:24 AM |
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Very easy to do, prepare the end of the cable (google is your friend) and the connector just screws on to the end. Unless you have a super long run,
the losses are not that bad assuming the signal level is fine to start with. If your signal levels are a bit low at the dish then joining cables will
cause losses which may make it unusable but I've never had any issues so far. They are called 'f-type' connectors
Try this
HTH
Forgot to say:
Another thing to remember is to use self-vulcanising tape on the finished connector as far up to the end as you can to help keep out moisture, then
whack a bit of vaseline or simlar over the exposed metal outer to help reduce water ingress.
[Edited on 26/1/14 by Daddylonglegs]
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Peteff
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| posted on 26/1/14 at 10:47 AM |
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I wired a quad lnb in on Monday for a mate who has bought a new vu+ duo linux box. Get some shotgun cable from Screwfix and run it from the lnb back,
joints are not a great idea they are a weak point and the cable is not too expensive. F connectors are dirt cheap and a bit of care fitting them so
you don't cut all the braiding when you skin the cable and keep some insulation round the centre core so it doesn't short circuit. A bit
of silicone grease to help fitting is good but not essential as they are covered anyway.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 26/1/14 at 04:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
The only 'rule' I believe is that the cables can't be joined or extended, as the signals are too small.
I think that's just a rumour spread by sky satellite dish fitters who don't want to bother fitting neat and tidy wall sockets for dish
installations
Correct; you will get some signal loss, but with a decent dish and cable, it shouldn't be an issue.
All my household connections are presented on wallboxes; cable and satellite included.
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