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| Thread ID: 42101 | 2004-02-01 01:24:00 | Antenna Problem Again | Gum Digger (5187) | Press F1 |
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| 211997 | 2004-02-01 19:49:00 | And PSU = Power Supply Unit | godfather (25) | ||
| 211998 | 2004-02-01 20:06:00 | Here is a picture of a common masthead amplifier. www.dse.co.nz The smaller white box on the left is the power adapter, along with the power plug pack attached. This one below is another amplifier (shown with cover open. As you can see it has a smaller adapter that goes in line with the antenna cable, and it has a power pack attached. www.dse.co.nz This next one one is a common diplexer, not an amplifier. It combines 2 antenna signals but does not amplify them and does not need a power supply. www.dse.co.nz |
godfather (25) | ||
| 211999 | 2004-02-01 21:07:00 | Absence of power supply sounds a likely possibility, but I still can't see GD having a booster amp on his antenna unless he specifically purchased and installed it. If it has a booster, there would be two boxes up there, the balun and cable connection on the antenna, and the booster on the mast. Boosters usually have to mount vertically for weather protection so I can't see it being on the antenna itself. Since the booster is powered up the coax, there would also be the interface unit at the bottom, so if the coax is plugged directly into the TV, there is either no booster, or no power to the booster. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 212000 | 2004-02-02 04:54:00 | I have this www.dse.co.nz ampp installed up there vertically, i guess it was installed by the previous owners. they were quite kind. and about interface unit is it that sqaure thing, the coax is inserted in the input and there are 2 outputs one goes to bedroom and to launch. i think the problems is that adapter, because i dont have the original adapter. the one i have is a different brand adapter. |
Gum Digger (5187) | ||
| 212001 | 2004-02-02 05:06:00 | Jeeze you are a hard man to get information from Gummy! It is like pulling teeth, and that makes it very hard to offer you constructive advice . 1) Do you have the power unit that plugs into the mains? Using a different brand may not work as some send AC up the coax and some send DC . Unless you have a fourth wire hanging off it, the adapter you describe sounds like it is just a signal splitter . 2) What is "launch"? 3) Does one coax got to the TV, one to the bedroom and the third to the "launch" room or is that one going up to the antenna? 4) Can you get the brand name and/or model number off your "adapter and post that for us? 5) Behind your TV (or thereabouts) you need a device that plugs into the power socket, and from that decice there must be a coax lead from the antenna, another to the TV and any more would be for other rooms . Sit and think this through then post your answers . Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 212002 | 2004-02-02 05:20:00 | that amp only has 1 output. if you have 2 wires connecting directly on the one output then it won't work. you need to have a splitter and the psu/adapter must be connect to one one on the ac/dc power pass side. having said some manafactues make multi out put masthead amps. check which output requires the psu on it. the psu/adapter shouldn't be to much of a problem. simply set the amp to the voltage of the psu. however if the psu has been shorting out a lot it may have died.also make ure is the right way around. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 212003 | 2004-02-02 08:00:00 | sorry guyz i made another mistake telling you guyz that the booster and the adapter is different brand . actually they are same . wel according to tweak's There is a splitter on . on the splitter it sayz power pass thats where my coaxal is connected which goes to the adapter and then tv . Now how do you set te amp to the voltage of my psu . |
Gum Digger (5187) | ||
| 212004 | 2004-02-02 08:47:00 | According to the website the voltage of the amp is 12 v dc. Thats what your adapter should be. There is always the chance the amp is dead. If thats the case I would toss it, you probably dont need it for a 2 way splitter. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 212005 | 2004-02-02 08:58:00 | as far as voltage goes its easy, just readthe voltage written on the psu and set the jumbers on the masthead amp to that voltage. the voltages should be written there. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 212006 | 2004-02-02 09:26:00 | This is as good as watching a Loony Toons cartoon ROFL :) | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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