Cable from Dish to box, broken?

dulpit · 06-03-2008 10:37am #1

Hey, I was looking at my sister's house yesterday, she wants to get a FTA box or something in, she has a sky dish so i said i'd have a look to see if it was still hooked up & wired & stuff...

Dish looks ok, the wire runs into the house and down next to the telly, but there is no connection on the end of it (it's been cut).

What can i do? Would i have to get a new cable? Or just a connector for the bit that goes into the box and just wire it on ?

fat-tony · 06-03-2008 11:22am

You just need what's called an F-connector for the end of the cable which goes into the receiver. Easy to fit, as you just twist it onto the braid, leaving the central core exposed a couple of mm. Have a search around the forum for satellite stores in the .ie domain

byte · 06-03-2008 9:02pm

I'd imagine most electrical retailers should have twist on F-connectors too.

Rippy · 06-03-2008 11:03pm

PM me or phone me and I would be happy to crimp an f conn. on and check the signal, gratis ( if I'm the area.)

TheDriver · 07-03-2008 9:38am

If Rippy is not in the area, just google fitting an f connector, really simple to do. Whereabouts are you in Cork?

MisterAnarchy · 07-03-2008 4:58pm

byte wrote: »

I'd imagine most electrical retailers should have twist on F-connectors too.

Maplin sell them for the bargain price of €3.15 a pop. :eek:

Tony · 07-03-2008 5:25pm

Watty has some pics on his site

byte · 07-03-2008 9:20pm

Tony wrote: »

Watty has some pics on his site

http://homepage.eircom.net/~watty/satellite/sathowto-p8.htm

€3.15 for an F-connector? :eek:

MisterAnarchy · 07-03-2008 10:00pm

byte wrote: »

€3.15 for an F-connector? :eek:

Yip,couldnt believe my eyes.
Absolute extortion.
I pay 21c in my local electrical wholesaler.

Sam Radford · 09-03-2008 12:50pm

Make sure you buy the correct size plug.
http://www.satcure.com/tech/fconn.htm

Cable from Dish to box, broken?

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