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Horizon170
Explorer
Sep 01, 2016

Where does the yellow marked COAX go? SOLVED

I have color coded the wires from my box with push button.
I know the RED goes to the Batwing antenna.
I know the GREEN and BLUE taped wire goes to the Cable INPUT.
I know the GREEN taped wire goes to the rear Bedroom.
I do know that the GREEN/BLUE wire and the GREEN wire were connected to a Spliter.

The YELLOW taped wire does not go to the Back bedroom or any place else that I find. ANY ideas as to its function?

Here is what I'm trying to accomplish. I am going to add another input for DISH to the Cable and run it to the conglomerate of wires.
Through spliters and A/B switches I will be able to have any of the three inputs (Cable, DISH, Batwing) to either of the TV's.
On the 12 V power supply/ wall plate I connect the Batwing to the left and a pigtail to the right. Front and center will remain empty.
Then I will go about my switching, etc.
Where the yellow goes is my concern and A continuity check shows it is not connected to any of the other wires.
SEE Detail sheet-----hope you can read my scribbling.

24 Replies

  • Bobbo's avatar
    Bobbo
    Explorer III
    Could it go to an outside entertainment center?
  • enblenton----thanks but I have the switching figured out.

    Bill.Satellite---------------------- I made a short circuit plug by soldering the solid wire to the braid/ground and checked continuity. I just can't find the BR end of the yellow taped coax. The Green taped coax goes to the Bedroom and it was connected to the Cable coax (green/blue taped coax) with a spliter.
    I took the plate off the wall in the BR and extended the coax to the rear where I moved the TV to.
    I may have to cut some peep holes in the back of cabinets to trace it.
  • Assuming you are trying to find the "wire" (I assume coax cable) that goes to the bedroom, start in the bedroom. Remove that wall plate and ensure that there is a coax cable connected to it. Now, take a tiny bit of alum. foil and stuff it into the end of the coax causing a short between the center wire and the outside screw-on collar. Using a multi-meter check continuity on all the cables up front and when you find the one that shows it is shorted you will have found the cable that goes to the bedroom. You can also buy commercial tracers but this is so easy there's really no need for anything else.

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