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09-07-00, 08:16 PM
I went up on the roof to try and get one channel out of the six we usually get to come in better. I moved the antenna and apparently pulled off the wire connecting the antenna and the amplifier. I had to strip the insulator off the wire and the wire was so old that it broke off on one side. This is the flat antenna wire instead of the coaxial cable kind. I replaced the wire with new antenna wire. I put it back like the old wire was, I thought, but still no channels come in at all. So instead of getting one channel back I lost all six. What did I do wrong? Help me! Thanks.
Enchantress8503
Enchantress8503
Smokey
09-08-00, 06:19 AM
Just a quick question for clarification:
Is the amplifier on the antenna mast or is it inside the house? I assume it is in the line somewhere between the antenna and the television set.
If it is inside the house (a box external to the TV set), the first check is to disconnect the wire from the amp and hook it directly to the television. If reception occurs (however poorly), assume the amp was snuffed in the process.
Second check to make is to ensure continuity of the new wire. I've seen some stuff come off the roll that wasn't continuous. Twist the wires together at the mast (short circuit) and read across the wires in the house (wire loose from the amp)with an ohmmeter. Except for the resistance of the wire, itself (a couple of ohms), you should read nearly a dead short.
Clean the terminals on the antenna thoroughly. There may be enough corrosion on the terminals to give you an incomplete circuit.
Smokey
Is the amplifier on the antenna mast or is it inside the house? I assume it is in the line somewhere between the antenna and the television set.
If it is inside the house (a box external to the TV set), the first check is to disconnect the wire from the amp and hook it directly to the television. If reception occurs (however poorly), assume the amp was snuffed in the process.
Second check to make is to ensure continuity of the new wire. I've seen some stuff come off the roll that wasn't continuous. Twist the wires together at the mast (short circuit) and read across the wires in the house (wire loose from the amp)with an ohmmeter. Except for the resistance of the wire, itself (a couple of ohms), you should read nearly a dead short.
Clean the terminals on the antenna thoroughly. There may be enough corrosion on the terminals to give you an incomplete circuit.
Smokey