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HI i just moved to a flat. The TV reception is sporadic at best and we have been needing to re-tune it every few days. I have tried to look online and all the sockets seem to be wired in and the live wire connected ? Does this look normal ? Any advice would be great thank you.View attachment 193238 View attachment 193239 View attachment 193240 View attachment 193241
NEVER EVER retune when you lose signals. You just wipe the receivers memory so you don't know when the signals are back.
To remake the connections you need to open the back of the wall plate box using the centre screw in your picture:
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BUT if this part of a communal system you are probably not supposed to touch it but call in the management company. If that box is part of a tap off system it is important the wires are the right way round. One wonders how they came to be disconnected at all. Did they "pull out" when you removed the wall plate?
YesIs that you in the video?
Andy
Not keen on that pigtail method though there are worse ways of fitting those plugs. But horror of horrors you have not soldered the centre pin. Not soldering leads to poor contact eventually and is a prime source of failure with phantom powered amplifiers or sky magic eye systems.
I prefer fitting F plugs and adapters myself.
I would say the big thing is kinking the cable before putting in the pin, with PL259 yes I will solder, but TV plug the plastic will not take the heat.
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