Triax magic eye system

Cash is king

Hi folks.

We have a triax splitter connected to our Sky HD box but we have a problem. I wanted to add another TV to the system, while I have mediocre picture the green light for the magic eye does not light up.

I fiddled about with it and now I no light on the other eyes downstairs. If I move the cable in and out with someone watching the light downstairs it works on the other sets bar one.

I was under the impression that once they were well tightened in they would work fine.

Am I doing something wrong?

Cheers.

snaps

you need a power pass splitter or a special sky eye distribution amp.

Cash is king

snaps wrote: »

you need a power pass splitter or a special sky eye distribution amp.

Cheers, I think I have one of those allready but could it be fcuked. .

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Peter Rhea

Pretty basic advice, but make sure the f-connectors on the cables are fitted correctly & that they stay that way while you are doing up the threads.

If the connectors are the twist-on type & aren't a particularly tight fit on the cable, it's possible to undo them from the cable while tightening the nut. This will withdraw the cable inner from the female connection.

Cash is king

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Pretty basic advice, but make sure the f-connectors on the cables are fitted correctly & that they stay that way while you are doing up the threads.

If the connectors are the twist-on type & aren't a particularly tight fit on the cable, it's possible to undo them from the cable while tightening the nut. This will withdraw the cable inner from the female connection.

Thats the strange part because I have the connectors on the cable good and tight but its when I tighten them onto the box the light on the eye goes out downstairs.

hju6

Cash is king wrote: »

Thats the strange part because I have the connectors on the cable good and tight but its when I tighten them onto the box the light on the eye goes out downstairs.

You may have a short somewhere, check all connections for outer braid touching inner core of cable

snaps

I assume it was working before or is it a new install? Make sure the cables are in the right sockets, ie the receiver or input is in the right connection and the outputs to each tv are in the output connections. Don't overtighten, finger tight is good enough.

Cash is king

hju6 wrote: »

You may have a short somewhere, check all connections for outer braid touching inner core of cable

So the silver stuff should not be touching the copper core..

Willby

Cash is king wrote: »

So the silver stuff should not be touching the copper core..

Definitely not.

Cash is king

Willby wrote: »

Definitely not.

That clears a lot up, cheers.