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Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:
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Advice needed: I'm setting up a new TV in my living room and need to run cable [TV] to it. I have cable in an adjoining bedroom, so it's a simple matter of drilling a hole in the baseboard, cutting the existing cable, putting in a "Y" and running it through the drilled hole.
My question: is this something a noob can do? How do I attach the fitting on the end of the cable? Are special tools needed? I'll need to install a Y and two fittings that attach to the Y and the new TV.
Thanks for the assistance.
Pitt
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Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:24 am Post subject:
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all I did was drill a hole in the floor (or wall) and put a 2 way splitter on the line rather than splicing it. that way all you need is an extra cable to go from the 2 way splitter, through the hole and hook up to the tv in the other room....
no splicing, no extra tools, etc.
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Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:
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RadioShack is a good place to get cable parts and answers.
They tend to have about anything you would need for a do it your self job.
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Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject:
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And yes cable is easy to work with.
It's pretty simple and straight forward.
Have fun! 
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Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject:
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Don't forget the rubber soled shoes and insulating gloves when handling/splicing. Don't want you to get shocked 8?)
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| BarbBush wrote: | | Don't forget the rubber soled shoes and insulating gloves when handling/splicing. Don't want you to get shocked 8?) |
 don't know how much power there is on the tv cable in the U.S.
shouldn't be a problem to do this youreself !
and when you didn't do it the way it should , you just have snow on the screen , so no worries !
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Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject:
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OK Bro's -- sounds like something even I can do.  I like BS's method - splitter then run two lines to each TV. No cutting, splicing, swearing, throwing things....well, you get the picture.  HF - thanks for the vote of confidence. LOL
Thank you for the help.
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Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:30 pm Post subject:
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If it is going to an HD TV, you might want to get a signal power booster, to keep the picture clear, Radio Shack, Best Buy should have what you need.
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| {uZa}Col. Hogan wrote: | | If it is going to an HD TV, you might want to get a signal power booster, to keep the picture clear, Radio Shack, Best Buy should have what you need. |
If you get a booster be carful of the ends on the cables you use. The booster can cause signal leakage and the cable company will find out. They go around the neiborhoods with a DB meter to see if houses are leaking signals. If you are they will shut it off. The signals go staight up and can hurt air traffic signals to planes.
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| {GBI}Harryball wrote: | | {uZa}Col. Hogan wrote: | | If it is going to an HD TV, you might want to get a signal power booster, to keep the picture clear, Radio Shack, Best Buy should have what you need. |
If you get a booster be carful of the ends on the cables you use. The booster can cause signal leakage and the cable company will find out. They go around the neiborhoods with a DB meter to see if houses are leaking signals. If you are they will shut it off. The signals go staight up and can hurt air traffic signals to planes. |
now i messed up my desk with coffee !
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Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject:
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I know it sounds funny, but it really is the truth. trust me i know. been shut down before for using a booster.
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