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joanb
03-10-08, 09:15 AM
If one cable outlet is not working but the others in the house are working, what could the problem be? Does cable wire go bad?
Rick Johnston
03-10-08, 02:48 PM
It can go bad. Try swapping the cable between the wall plate and TV. Use a cable from any of the working TVs for the test. If it works, just replace the bad cable.
If it still doesn't work, unscrew the wall plate and check that connection. (You won't get a shock as long as the TV cable is the only wire in that box. If there's a power receptacle on the same wall plate, turn off the power first!)
More info is needed to go further. Does the cable "spider" from a single location off a splitter (usually near the point at which the cable enters the house), or does it run from one wall plate to the next?
If it still doesn't work, unscrew the wall plate and check that connection. (You won't get a shock as long as the TV cable is the only wire in that box. If there's a power receptacle on the same wall plate, turn off the power first!)
More info is needed to go further. Does the cable "spider" from a single location off a splitter (usually near the point at which the cable enters the house), or does it run from one wall plate to the next?
joed
03-10-08, 04:47 PM
The cables to the non working rooms could be simply disconnected. You need to trace the cables and see where they go. The cable itself won't go bad unless you drive a nail into it or have rodents chewing it.
fewalt
03-10-08, 07:43 PM
If one cable outlet is not working but the others in the house are working, what could the problem be? Does cable wire go bad?
Take the wall plate off.
is it connected??
fred
Take the wall plate off.
is it connected??
fred
Rick Johnston
03-11-08, 04:01 AM
Joed wrote:
The cable itself won't go bad unless you drive a nail into it or have rodents chewing it.
I wrote:
It can go bad.
Just to clear up the confusion: Joed is talking about the cable inside the walls. I was talking about the cable between the wall plate and the TV.
The biggest reason for cable failures is a loose or poorly seated connector.
The cable itself won't go bad unless you drive a nail into it or have rodents chewing it.
I wrote:
It can go bad.
Just to clear up the confusion: Joed is talking about the cable inside the walls. I was talking about the cable between the wall plate and the TV.
The biggest reason for cable failures is a loose or poorly seated connector.