Chrome Wall Plates with F Couplers

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• 28 Feb 2012

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Howdi folks

I'm planning to drill some F connector couplers into some blank chrome flat wall plates (8 couplers into each plate) I just had a thought are chrome wall plates electrically conductive which would mean the copper braiding of each coax cable becomes effectively joined together through the plate, and is joining the copper braids of multiple coax (WF100) cables carrying different signals a problem? Any help is greatly appreciated please please pretty please

 

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• 28 Feb 2012

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Shouldn't be a problem for most applications.

 

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• 28 Feb 2012

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On a twin-tuner receiver (e.g. Sky+) the LNB inputs are both connected to the rear panel. So having them connected at the plate usually won't matter.

 

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• 28 Feb 2012

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If the signals are coming from different sources you may get earth loop problems,

 

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• 29 Feb 2012

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Seem to remember seeing grid switch options with F connector modules?

Google found http://www.dastv.co.uk/shop/modular-inserts.php

The problem is that if the dish is in a position where electrical storms could cause it's polarity to vary from that of the ground one could get a shock from touching anything connected to the dish.

We do tend to mount the dish lower than aerials so the chance is much reduced but since it needs a DC supply we can't use band pass filters to break the braid as with TV aerial so I would think twice about increasing the area which can be touched to greater than required.

 

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• 1 Mar 2012

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Thank you very much plugwash, Sam Gangee, maltatron and ericmark for the excellent concise and quick replies, the general trend seems to be that it's not an ideal situation but also not a big deal so I'll go ahead and use them though in the future I'll stick to simple plastic blank plates they don't look as nice but oh well thanks for all the excellent replies the information you gave was vital to make a decision it's put my mind at ease thank you so much