Cable Installation (1 Viewer)

[Duanec60]

Help! My home theater system is severely impacted by poor cable connections. I want to solve this once and for all. I need to bring the cable line into the house and split 3-4 times for various units spread throughout the house. Are there any guides on this website for making
these connections?

I have no issues with the rest of my HT system it's just a problem with the cable signal.



If a professional was to install my cable, what equipment would they buy to make the physical connections?

 

[Robert_J]

Compression fitting F-connectors and compression tool. Also get a coax stripper. It turns the stipping from a 30 minute ordeal to get correct to a 5 second breeze.

How do you know it is the connectors? Has the cable company tested the signal coming into the house and shown you that it is adequate strength?

-Robert

 

[Steve_Pannell]

I'm building a new house and I'm going to install all the in-wall coax myself. I recently bought this kit: 70018 DataShark Compression Crimp Bundle

It does a decent job.

Also, if you're splitting a cable signal that many times you might want to look into getting a signal booster.

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Yeah, watch out for too many splits. Probably not "proper cable protocol," but I did a two-way split and sent one of those feeds to the location I cared the most about and wanted the best-quality signal - the main system. The other feed I split again and send those to the places I cared less about - the bedrooms.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt