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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / August 2005Electronical Question
I am having trouble with my cable tv. I want to follow the stream and find out how far the signal is getting. What sort of device or tester do I need to sense the current/signal in the core wire? What should it read? I have a couple of multitesters that read in AC/DC volts and ohms. Or does it take a special tester? Thanks in advance. Steve >I am having trouble with my cable tv. I want to follow the stream and find >out how far the signal is getting. Steve, What is the problem? How do you have it hooked up? Try running it through the window directly to the TV and see if it's okay. Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" >>I am having trouble with my cable tv. I want to follow the stream and >>find [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Hunter > http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm The cable comes into the house. It splits from there to the motorhome, the rental, and various lines into tvs in the main house. All the tvs work but the one. It works, but the channels are snowy. I have checked all the obvious, connections, etc. I just thought if there was a signal strength test that I could find out the weak link. Anyway, I got to go to Cedar City in the morning, and I'll fool with it when I get back. Steve Have you tried that TV on another cable line to verify that it's not the TV that's causing the problem? Just a thought. > >>I am having trouble with my cable tv. I want to follow the stream and > >>find [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Anyway, I got to go to Cedar City in the morning, and I'll fool with it when > I get back. Sounds like you already have it narrowed down to two things: 1) The TV with the bad picture 2) The cable leg that TV is connected to Try moving the TV to another cable connection or run another piece of cable from a TV that has a good picture to the TV that doesn't. Ron >The cable comes into the house. It splits from there to the motorhome, the >rental, and various lines into tvs in the main house. Steve, I still don't know if it's going directly into the TV. Where does the cable go to in the motorhome? A splitter? A connection on the side of the TV? *If* the cable goes to a connection, be sure the power booster is OFF. The power booster is at one of the TV locations, living room or bedroom. There's a little red light, and below it a switch that needs to be off. Hunter http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" >>>I am having trouble with my cable tv. I want to follow the stream and >>>find [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Steve Another thought Steve, if the picture is snowy it can be a dirty connection. I have often had good luck with disconnecting and gently rubbing a knife on the core piece of the coax to get to fresh non-oxidized copper and reconnect snugly. I usually do both ends. Dave, whom likes and often finds low tech solutions to high tech problems. >>>>I am having trouble with my cable tv. I want to follow the stream and >>>>find [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Dave, whom likes and often finds low tech solutions to high tech problems. Thanks. That sounds like something plausible. There has to be SOME signal coming in because the channels are snowy but sequential. When the cable is just out, you just get 3,5,8, etc. Will try cleaning and a dab of vaseline. That works for an amazing variety of problems at this age........... We just got home from Cedar. We will know by Tuesday night if our offer on the cabin has been accepted. It is seven miles east of downtown Cedar City off 14. After going up there, and enjoying that scenery and cool air, almost the last thing on my mind is television. Then, my hard drive on one of my computers is fried, I believe. LOTS AND LOTS of unbacked up files. This is coming to you on a laptop, which I hate, but is the only computer I have that is configured for this. It's always something .... Roseanne Roseannadanna Right now, it's just catchup. And wait for a phone call. Steve > I am having trouble with my cable tv. I want to follow the stream and > find out how far the signal is getting. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Thanks in advance. You can buy a tester for that, but it would be far cheaper to simply pay the cable company to come out and fix it. Or.. you could carry a small TV around, plugging it in at each splitter.  SignatureChris Bryant http://bryantrv.com > Or.. you could carry a small TV around, plugging it in at each splitter. BINGO Chris! A TV is a very good test instrument for that, and anyone with a cable system really oughta have one! ;-) Regards, Barrie B |
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