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| Topic: | RG-11 Fix? This thread has 13 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Monday January 24, 2011 at 19:10 |
winesmile Active Member |
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I got a call from a client today saying some guys cut the main RG-11 cable feed to his house while doing some landscaping or something.
Cable Co. wont be out for some time and he's a good client and I'd like to help him if I can.
We don't carry any RG-11 connectors or cable and by the time I order the cable co. will probabaly make it out.
Anybody have a quick fix idea using RG-6 or somthing?
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| Post 2 made on Monday January 24, 2011 at 19:39 |
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If you know where the break is, solder a jumper between the stingers and solder the shields together. Coat it with two or three coats of liquid electrical tape(NAPA Parts stores) and hope for a half decent picture until the cable co can repair it.
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| Post 3 made on Monday January 24, 2011 at 20:20 |
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You should be able to get connectors from any 1/2 decent supply house. Splice in some RG6 to get it going if the Rg11 is too short. Cable company probably wont do a better fix than that anyway. Waterproof as per above....
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| OP | Post 4 made on Monday January 24, 2011 at 22:36 |
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I can't find RG-11 connectors through my usual distributors in L.A.. All need to speacial order.
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| Post 5 made on Monday January 24, 2011 at 22:42 |
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you cant find an RG-11 connector in Las Angeles? damn, thats not good.
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| Post 6 made on Monday January 24, 2011 at 23:05 |
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can you just run a temporary RG6 from the street to the point of entry on the house?
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| Post 7 made on Monday January 24, 2011 at 23:57 |
On January 24, 2011 at 22:36, winesmile said...
I can't find RG-11 connectors through my usual distributors in L.A.. All need to speacial order. Try Anixter, Graybar, or Wesco. There should be no reason if you're in LA why you cant pickup RG11 cable and connectors off the shelf.
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| Post 8 made on Tuesday January 25, 2011 at 00:02 |
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On January 24, 2011 at 23:05, tweetymp4 said...
can you just run a temporary RG6 from the street to the point of entry on the house? ^^^ Best idea so far. That splicing idea is going to be a disaster especially if running HSI on the coax. If you really can't find two connectors in all of LA (hard to believe honestly) then why not just roll down the street, find a cable guy, throw him 20 bucks to fix it "on the side" and you'll have it done right and be the hero.
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| Post 9 made on Tuesday January 25, 2011 at 04:45 |
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Instead of spinning your wheels just over night it from who ever has it in stock. I'm sure your client will gladly pay the freight.
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| Post 10 made on Tuesday January 25, 2011 at 06:55 |
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And don't forget the RG-11 crimp tool you'll need.
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| Post 11 made on Tuesday January 25, 2011 at 07:33 |
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On January 24, 2011 at 23:05, tweetymp4 said...
can you just run a temporary RG6 from the street to the point of entry on the house? very good idea. Actually it deserves a Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner. unless of course, it is tapped off of a pole!
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| Post 12 made on Tuesday January 25, 2011 at 13:01 |
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Try Holland Electronics in Ventura, or when driving to a job, look for a cable guy and ask to buy a couple of RG11 Connectors.
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| Post 13 made on Tuesday January 25, 2011 at 20:53 |
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On January 25, 2011 at 07:33, edizzle said...
unless of course, it is tapped off of a pole! Afraid to climb? You won't be doing anything illegal as he's already paying for the service. Maybe they can do a random underground waterproof splice, but if I were running that crew, I'd make them replace the now two pieces of RG-11 with one new piece. The best glue or sealant in the world is not as good as a cable without a splice. That might be the hangup in getting the repair done, too -- it's not small thing.
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| Post 14 made on Wednesday January 26, 2011 at 08:35 |
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On January 25, 2011 at 07:33, edizzle said...
unless of course, it is tapped off of a pole! Hey Ed, what kinda landscapers do you have in your neck of woods that cut overhead lines? :-) Yea, I know... and yes, I'm being a smart you know what :-)
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