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Originally Posted by Raistlin
Sounds like you've got the same problem I had HERE
I'm guessing that whatever you've used to couple the two ends together isn't correctly allowing one part of the signal through. You should have a +ve current through the central core of the co-ax and a -ve current through the shielding. The Magic Eye needs both parts of this to work.
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Forgot to say, as you're getting a decent picture it's probably the -ve part of the signal (carried by the braiding around the central core) that isn't getting through. |
Thanks for the quick reply...
I've used a standard coax coupler like this
one and two connectors.
This worked perfectly fin in the old house.
Picture from RF2 from Sky box is excellent but BBC1,2, ITV, Ch4 and Ch5 are rubbish - does the SKy box output those via the RF2 or am I just picking up the signal via the coax cable acting as the aerial?
I suspect you are correct - its the cable connection as it's the only thing I cannot isolate. One of those boxes are are on the cards I feel!
Would it be worth soldering up the joints - or as a test I could just wire the two bare coax together to see if that works!
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Edit - I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!! After all the mucking around - it's the bloody coax connector!
I've just wired it up with bare wires it it bloody works!
Right - were did it put the insulation tape.....
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Edit #3: Decided to reuse the coax connector as I could not find my insulation tape but this time I have made sure the braid was connecting to the outside shield and now it works so it was the connection all along!