Daryl Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 May seem like a silly question,but iv bought new cable and a twin LNB for my new freesat box. However,the company i got the cable from,have supplied me with 4x F connectors. Now,i know these screw on the LNB and the Freesat box,but do i need another connector to the cable into the F connectors? I currently have 4 of these http://www.screwfix.com/prods/17061/Ele ... ial-F-Plug Do i need anything else to get the cable into these,or do i just strip the cable back and ram it in there with the core protruding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Just strip the cable and SCREW F cons. onto the cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay3032 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/fconn.htm google is your friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Cheers guys,after i posted i thought id check google and found the same website. The bit that was concerning me was that i could see a thread on the f connecter,and thought that i needed to get another connector to go into this. There are so many darn connectors its confusing! Are these suitable for use outside,or do i need another 2 for the dish end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay3032 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 They are fine for outside use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Cheers chaps,il be doing it tomorrow,providing the weather calms down abit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 OK for outside but you will need either self amalgamating tape or you can buy plastic covers from Maplin etc. for them. As in, they need to be protected from water ingress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 electical tape or rubber sleeves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay3032 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 electical tape or rubber sleeves? The sky guys usually put a bit of electrical tape around them although this generally only lasts a few weeks. Once it has lost its adhesive there doesnt seem to be any detrimental effect to the signal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 OK for outside but you will need either self amalgamating tape or you can buy plastic covers from Maplin etc. for them.As in, they need to be protected from water ingress. ^^What he said. You dont want standard leccy tape, its self amalgamating stuff you want, wrap it up nice and tight to stop water getting in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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