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 Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:30 am Post subject: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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I am going to cut the RG6 coaxial cable from my cable tv to add a
splitter.
Do I have to call my cable tv company to tell them to turn off power to
the signal before I cut, to prevent electrocution?
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frank1492
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:30 am Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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NO, these cables carry RF, no dangerous voltages/currents.
On 17 Aug 2006 19:20:43 -0700, redbrickhat@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | I am going to cut the RG6 coaxial cable from my cable tv to add a
splitter.
Do I have to call my cable tv company to tell them to turn off power to
the signal before I cut, to prevent electrocution?
Thank you. |
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Tom G
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:23 am Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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<redbrickhat@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1155867643.223662.97060@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | I am going to cut the RG6 coaxial cable from my cable tv to add a
splitter.
Do I have to call my cable tv company to tell them to turn off power to
the signal before I cut, to prevent electrocution?
Thank you.
And why would you cut the cable? Just unscrew it from the TV and screw it |
into the splitter. |
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Pete C.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:32 am Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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| Quote: | On 17 Aug 2006 19:20:43 -0700, redbrickhat@hotmail.com wrote:
I am going to cut the RG6 coaxial cable from my cable tv to add a
splitter.
Do I have to call my cable tv company to tell them to turn off power to
the signal before I cut, to prevent electrocution?
Thank you.
frank1492 wrote:
NO, these cables carry RF, no dangerous voltages/currents.
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Not entirely true. CATV line power, used to power line amplifiers and
fiber optic gear on the line is 60VAC. This voltage is normally limited
to the lines on the pole, but now and then a cable tech forgets to cut a
power pass jumper or remove a jumper plug which results in the line
power being delivered to the back of someone's TV or cable box. Not
generally a hazard to humans, but can kill some TVs.
That said, if you have to ask if you'll get electrocuted cutting a CATV
line you almost certainly do not have the knowledge / skill to
reterminate the lines properly. There is more to it than just squeezing
a connector with pliers and doing so will almost certainly result in a
poor signal to your TV(s) as well as leakage of the signal from the CATV
line. The splitters you will generally find are lower grade than the
ones supplied by the cable company as well.
This signal leakage is not a joke either, the FCC has pretty stringent
regulations on signal leakage from CATV systems since the signals on the
CATV system overlap many over-the-air signals including police, fire and
air traffic control radio frequencies. CATV operators regularly sweep
their systems looking for leakage problems and there are contract
companies that do aerial leakage surveys of CATV systems.
Call the cable company and ask them to have a tech stop by to install
the splitter for you. Most companies won't charge for this, or will
charge a very small amount, probably less than you'll pay for the
splitter and connectors yourself. It's in their interest to insure the
connections are made correctly since it both aids in their FCC leakage
compliance and also helps avoid customer complaints of bad pictures
resulting from their own actions and the bad word of mouth that can
result.
Pete C.
(worked for a large cable company for quite a few years) |
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mm
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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On 17 Aug 2006 19:20:43 -0700, redbrickhat@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | I am going to cut the RG6 coaxial cable from my cable tv to add a
splitter.
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Do you mean unscrew? AFAIK they all unscrew, but if not post again.
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Do I have to call my cable tv company to tell them to turn off power to
the signal before I cut, to prevent electrocution?
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Nope. Tiny voltages, can't even feel them. Well below what one could
feel.
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Kyle
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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redbrickhat@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | I am going to cut the RG6 coaxial cable from my cable tv to add a
splitter.
Do I have to call my cable tv company to tell them to turn off power to
the signal before I cut, to prevent electrocution?
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Like another poster asked, why do you have to cut the cable? It should
unscrew from the back of the TV.
Unless you have a hard-wired cable box that sits on your TV and you
want to cut that. If that's the case, unscrew it from where it connects
to the wall, screw a new cable onto the wall connector and install your
splitter on the end of that cable, and screw the cable box wire into
the splitter.
While the voltage and amperage of a coaxial cable are low, it always
makes sense to disconnect it from the wall before cutting into it.
Sure, your chances of being zapped are low, but your chances of being
zapped with it disconnected are ZERO. |
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hallerb@aol.com
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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easily cut but installing fitting requires skill and the screw on
connectors are JUNK!!
crimp type require about 30 bucks at least for stripper and crimping
tool, for decent quality ones. high end many times that.
if you have a existing splitter or other location with a screw on
connector connect there and run a little longer cable, buy it pre made.
no crimping tools needed.
dont buy at radio shack they are trying to escape bankruptcy by making
all their money on monster cable.
home depot etc much better choice |
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Edwin Pawlowski
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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<redbrickhat@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1155867643.223662.97060@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | I am going to cut the RG6 coaxial cable from my cable tv to add a
splitter.
Do I have to call my cable tv company to tell them to turn off power to
the signal before I cut, to prevent electrocution?
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Yes. After cutting, keep a container hand to catch any residual signal that
may leak out. They can stain a wood floor and make a mess of carpet. |
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Tom G
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 3:31 am Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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"mm" <NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:47:17 -0500, "HeyBub" <heybubNOSPAM@gmail.com
wrote:
redbrickhat@hotmail.com wrote:
I am going to cut the RG6 coaxial cable from my cable tv to add a
splitter.
Do I have to call my cable tv company to tell them to turn off power
to the signal before I cut, to prevent electrocution?
Thank you.
You don't "cut" the cable to add a splitter. You simply add the splitter.
Splitting your cable, however, will cause problems at the other end. Your
cable company will be seeing two pictures of you on one screen. I think
they
must have electronics for sorting it out so they can watch you both while
you're in the den and in the bedroom.
They have multi-channel co-processors now that enable the company to
watch each parent and each child, even if they are all in different
rooms.
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Back in the 60's I worked in TV broadcasting. Our on air
news/weather/sports anchors always had at least one woman who consistently
called to complain that they were sure the on air guy was watching them
undress during the news. |
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Edwin Pawlowski
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| Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 3:49 am Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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"Tom G" <tomasg2@nospamverizon.net> wrote in message
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Back in the 60's I worked in TV broadcasting. Our on air
news/weather/sports anchors always had at least one woman who consistently
called to complain that they were sure the on air guy was watching them
undress during the news.
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Did they make videos? |
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krw
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| Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:11 am Post subject: Re: Cutting Coaxial Cable |
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In article <438d0b8d935d7ca7fef929e108efb007@homerepairlive.com>,
achoffma2@juno.com says...
| Quote: | I want to add on a bedroom to my tv cable. How do I splice into and add a
splicer. I have a box, legal, for the added room's tv.
Get thee to the local HomeDespot (or other) and buy screw-on |
"F-Male" ends[*] for the cable you have. They'll have instructions
for trimming back the insulation and braid. Cut the cable at the
appropriate spot, put two of these on the new ends, and screw them
into the splitter (the output going to the set). The first time
you do it it might take a couple of tries to get right so try have
plenty of slack.
[*] My cable company got mad at me for using these and replaced
them all, as well as every patch cable I had. ...at no cost. ;-)
--
Keith |
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