I thought I had said
Yes, it's an 1100S PVR., but anyway it's the HDR.
How many connections? Probably 1 first time round, but after that I was concentrating more on getting any signal.
What do you mean by "bottom"; the bit that grips the cable? I'll prpbably have a go at remaking again, though the connector seems very tight without additional strands beneath.
The connector looks like
Inside is grooved.
http://www.sdsdigital.co.uk/Fitting-an-F-Connector.html
If you install with just one cable, you need to do a factory reset to recognise a second cable has been connected.
cerclebois - 57 minutes ago »
The connector looks like
The grooves is a screw thread, it should screw tightly onto the coax outer with the screen trapped in the thread. If it's easy to screw on, the f connector is too big for the coax you are using. Basically there is two sizes of coax for satellite 65mm (WF65) often supplied in a twin (shotgun) format and 100mm (WF100) much thicker than 65mm.
Do I cut the silver foil right off?
@Graham Two separate cables through wall!
cerclebois - 37 minutes ago »
Do I cut the silver foil right off?
@Graham Two separate cables through wall!
You must have poor quality cables, at a guess it's old RG6 coax. The best cable (WF100/PF100) has gold coloured foil screen. I remove the foil back to the outer cable because my f connectors are very tight, if yours aren't leaving it on will help to get a better fit.
RG6 - A budget double screened domestic cable with a copper clad steel core, aluminium first screen and aluminium braiding
WF100 - A high quality double screened cable with a copper core, plain copper first screen and plain copper braiding
https://www.avliving.co.uk/item/100m-webro-wf100-aerial-satellite-coax-cable
If the f connector is slack you can put a single turn of pvc insulation tape over the coax outer (under the screen) to pad it out a bit.
grahamlthompson - 1 hour ago »
cerclebois - 37 minutes ago »
Do I cut the silver foil right off?
@Graham Two separate cables through wall!You must have poor quality cables, at a guess it's old RG6 coax. The best cable (WF100/PF100) has gold coloured foil screen. I remove the foil back to the outer cable because my f connectors are very tight, if yours aren't leaving it on will help to get a better fit.
RG6 - A budget double screened domestic cable with a copper clad steel core, aluminium first screen and aluminium braiding
WF100 - A high quality double screened cable with a copper core, plain copper first screen and plain copper braiding
http://www.screwfix.com/p/labgear-rg6-satellite-coaxial-cable-50m-white/26026?kpid=26026&gclid=CILzhc7a7NMCFRAW0wodB40F_Q&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CIaDms7a7NMCFcONGwodXgEIsw
https://www.avliving.co.uk/item/100m-webro-wf100-aerial-satellite-coax-cable
If the f connector is slack you can put a single turn of pvc insulation tape over the coax outer (under the screen) to pad it out a bit.
RG6 seems to ring a bell, and it was installed years ago. Also the local fitter last summer, when we discussed re-siting the dish to other side of house to clear foliage, did mention better cabling.
I just could not create any connection, and what tools I had were useless.
My son-i-l came round, and remade the f-connections. Even he had much the same experiences as I, taking a half hour of removing, replacing, whatever the leads to the box. Finally it worked. Getting the signal was extremely slow, and, compared with before the signal quality, whilst still classed as good, is much lower than hitherto.
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