RE: Re: Sky Digital wiring woes

["Phillip Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>]

Look down ... If you can see pinkish stuff below your knees then you
have shorts - otherwise you have trousers. (Unless you're into wearing
skirts of course like Ken.)

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bquinn123456 [mailto:bquinn@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 19 June 2002 23:44
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Sky Digital wiring woes
> 
> 
> Thanks for the advice.... one more question.
> 
> (excuse my ignorance) How would I check for shorts?
> 
> 
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Keith Doxey" <lists.diyha@b...>
wrote:
> > Have you checked for SHORTS.
> > 
> > Also check for strands of the screen, they often can make
contact
> with the
> > centre conductor.
> > 
> > One further possible cause, I assume you are using F
Connectors,
> have you
> > cut the centre wire too short so that it doesnt make contact
with
> the
> > socket.
> > 
> > Keith
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bquinn123456 [mailto:bquinn@i...]
> > Sent: 19 June 2002 19:14
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Sky Digital wiring woes
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Folks,
> > Can't seem to get the digibox to get a signal from the 
> satellite using 
> > my in house wiring set-up.
> > 
> > Here's the scenario:
> > 
> > Cable runs from Satellite into the attic where it is joined with
> > another cable which leads into my wiring closet. That wire then
> > attaches to one which runs into the sitting room wall outlet.
This
> is
> > then patched into the digibox... no signal?
> > 
> > Tried connecting the digibox into the cable in the wiring 
> closet... no 
> > signal!!
> > 
> > I dragged the digibox and TV into the attic (not an easy job) and
> > connected to the cable coming from the dish... that worked
fine.
> > 
> > I have tested the cable run from attic to sitting room and I am
> > getting continuity!!
> > 
> > Any ideas?... could interference from somewhere be causing a
> problem?
> > 
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Brian Q
> > 
> > 
> > 
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