| Replacing bad TV Coax :( [message #189094] |
Sat, 03 November 2012 18:02  |
kerry pinkerton
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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al
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Troubleshot my lack of TV reception today after I got the battery change out. Isolated it to the existing coax because a new piece of coax run from the antenna through the window to the TV works perfectly. Therefore the antenna is good.
Now the problem is re-running the coax. In the hopes the connectors had just gone bad, I replaced them. No luck 
The TV was between the front seets and somewhere is a splice because the coax at the front is white store bought and at the antenna is black store bought. The connection between the two is possibly the tight spot....or not... I had HOPED that I could just tie the new coax to the old and pull it through but that doesn't look like it's going to happen as the coax doesn't move when I pull it from either end. I guess I'll start taking the side panels down and seeing where it runs.
The crank up antenna is in the normal place I guess, behind the passenger seat toward the center of the coach.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: Replacing bad TV Coax :( [message #189099 is a reply to message #189094] |
Sat, 03 November 2012 18:40  |
tphipps
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Registered: August 2004
Location: Spanish Fort, AL
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Kerry, buy the best coax that you can find. I suggest you go to GigaParts in Huntsville for it. Poor coax does not last. Difference is price is not much. You want to run one continuos piece, if at all possible. Use high quality compression fitting on the ends.
You should also find, buried in the wall or the TV outlet, a small amplifier that serves to increase the signal strength. Check for 12v to it. If your cable is split to two different outlets, the amplifier should be up stream of the splitter. The power may br hard wired to it. Hard to tell without finding the amplifier.
In case you are interested, my coach had some very funky 300 ohm twin lead buried in the wall. I still need to drop the ceiling to get to the old cabling and replace it with good stuff.
If your antenna is a batwing style by Wingard, the signal amplifier is located in the head of the antenna. 12v is supplied to it along the coax, so there wil not be a distinct 12v lead.
Good luck,
Tom, MS II
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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| Re: Replacing bad TV Coax :( [message #189105 is a reply to message #189094] |
Sat, 03 November 2012 18:57 |
RadioActiveGMC
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Registered: November 2010
Location: Hot AZ desert
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Gigaparts is a very friendly place (I'd never call AES, or HRO), but monoprice sells quad shield coax cheap!
***"Gettin There"-1973 23' Sequoia-
Michael, Onans smell, "Go solar/wind power!"
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| Re: Replacing bad TV Coax :( [message #189106 is a reply to message #189094] |
Sat, 03 November 2012 19:00 |
kerry pinkerton
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Registered: July 2012
Location: Harvest, Al
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Mediacom (my cable and internet provider) ran a new coax line to my shop and left me some of the 'good stuff' as opposed to the regular stuff they use. Direct burial.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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