Cable TV connection
Was camping this past weekend and watching cable TV on Friday nite. Got up Saturday morning and had no cable reception. Went outside and the connection on the post was tight. Opened the bay door wh...
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Highwaymann wrote:
Would it make a difference that the cable connection at the post was not grounded? I guess tomorrow after the rain stops I'll go look inside the compartment and behind the connection in the motorhome compartment. What would cause 120 volt to come in contact with the cable coax?
The cable connection at the post and at your coach should have been grounded, for the shielding on the outside of the cable. If it was not grounded at the post, that should not have caused it to overheat. It may affect the picture quality only.
You would have to look inside the box where the cable goes to see whether 12 volts or 120 volts caused the overheating problems. Either type of voltage could have caused too much current to come through the cable and overheat the insulation.
A 12 volt amplifier is usually present in many coaches, but it is usually ONLY at the antenna input cable from the roof, NOT the external RV Park cable TV input.
