Re: Triple Faceplate Problem

["big_red_frog" <atod@xxxxxxx>]

I am sure someone out here can give chapter and verse on this, but
the outer sheaf on the satalite cable is not ground, at least on the
dual ( quad, with only two used ) installation.

I can't remember what I measured, but I think it was about 35 V AC
between them. ( might of been 70V, but it was some time ago)

It did no lasting harm to my sky plus box to have the sheafs shorted
together, but I certainly got no signal.

Isolating them fully from each other gives me full functionality.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Richard Malcolm-Smith <rich@i...>
wrote:
> Paul Robinson wrote:
>
> >>Eh? So what happens when you ground the cables at a grounding
block? they will
> >>be connected together then!
> >
> > Presumably, the problem is that if they're connected at both
ends, you end up with a
> > ground loop. ie one big tv aerial.
>
> Well that would be a problem, as AFAIK its a requirement to ground
any installed
> antenna system. Certainly the manual of all the sat recievers I
have read have
> noted something about grounding it. Normally not done by the
"pro"
installers
> however.
>
>
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