Hello
As a first-time buyer, this promises to be the first post of many on here.
First problem will seem minor (but my partner assures me its anything but). The sellers left a load of leads in the lounge. There’s one long lead seemingly running down from the loft with what I believe to be a male F connector (thin copper strand in the middle sticking out), and a dual cable (two cables joined together) both with the same F connections. I’m focusing my attention on the single cable, hoping it’s the lead running from the tv roof aerial.
My television aerial input – and this is where my ignorance will really shine through – allows insertion of a rounded silver element, much thicker than the copper wire. I’m sure it’s a standard input. I’m guessing it’s a female coaxial input, but correct me if I’m wrong.
I popped into Halfords and they gave me TV/FM Allot Plugs. Even allowing for my standards of stupidity I struggle to see how these fit to anything, in any way.
So I know believe I need a female F connector to male coax. Does this sound right?
To summarise, the male f connector looks like this: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=f+...bnw=193&start=47&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:47
And the aerial input looks like this:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=fe...0&tbnw=212&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
Before I go and buy any more bits and bobs, can anyone reassure me I’m on the right track? Am I even looking at the right cable?
Many thanks
Tom
As a first-time buyer, this promises to be the first post of many on here.
First problem will seem minor (but my partner assures me its anything but). The sellers left a load of leads in the lounge. There’s one long lead seemingly running down from the loft with what I believe to be a male F connector (thin copper strand in the middle sticking out), and a dual cable (two cables joined together) both with the same F connections. I’m focusing my attention on the single cable, hoping it’s the lead running from the tv roof aerial.
My television aerial input – and this is where my ignorance will really shine through – allows insertion of a rounded silver element, much thicker than the copper wire. I’m sure it’s a standard input. I’m guessing it’s a female coaxial input, but correct me if I’m wrong.
I popped into Halfords and they gave me TV/FM Allot Plugs. Even allowing for my standards of stupidity I struggle to see how these fit to anything, in any way.
So I know believe I need a female F connector to male coax. Does this sound right?
To summarise, the male f connector looks like this: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=f+...bnw=193&start=47&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:47
And the aerial input looks like this:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=fe...0&tbnw=212&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0
Before I go and buy any more bits and bobs, can anyone reassure me I’m on the right track? Am I even looking at the right cable?
Many thanks
Tom