[Clueless And In A Fog]

Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.

TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
As soon as he left ... same problem.

To make a long story short ....

If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
TV downstairs continues to work.

If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.

SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.

Wish someone would 'splain why.

[HeyBub[_3_]]

Clueless And In A Fog wrote:
Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.

TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
As soon as he left ... same problem.

To make a long story short ....

If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
TV downstairs continues to work.

If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.

SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.

Wish someone would 'splain why.

I'd venture a problem with the upstairs neutral. Try (with a 3-wire
extension cord) other plugs.

[Jim Yanik]

Windswept@Home (Clueless And In A Fog) wrote in
:

Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.

TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
As soon as he left ... same problem.

To make a long story short ....

If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
TV downstairs continues to work.

If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.

SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.

Wish someone would 'splain why.



I wonder if your outlets are polarized(wired) properly.
there's a test plug you can buy that tells you if your outlets are wired
correctly.it has IIRC,3 LEDs,checks polarization and ground.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

[Clueless And In A Fog]

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:40:32 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

Clueless And In A Fog wrote:
Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.

TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
As soon as he left ... same problem.

To make a long story short ....

If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
TV downstairs continues to work.

If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.

SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.

Wish someone would 'splain why.

I'd venture a problem with the upstairs neutral. Try (with a 3-wire
extension cord) other plugs.

Pls forgive my ignorance, but what is a "neutral"? Are you saying
that the surge protector whose plug goes into the wall is flawed?

[HeyBub[_3_]]

Clueless And In A Fog wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:40:32 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

Clueless And In A Fog wrote:
Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.

TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
As soon as he left ... same problem.

To make a long story short ....

If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled
from the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem.
The TV downstairs continues to work.

If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.

SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall
socket.

Wish someone would 'splain why.

I'd venture a problem with the upstairs neutral. Try (with a 3-wire
extension cord) other plugs.

Pls forgive my ignorance, but what is a "neutral"? Are you saying
that the surge protector whose plug goes into the wall is flawed?

No, I'm guessing your upstairs socket is miswired. Heck, maybe the whole
house is miswired since you have an external ground involved (your cable is
grounded externally).

For less than $5.00 you can buy an outlet tester at Home Depot or
equivalent; you plug it in, it lights up, you read the lights.

[Jim Yanik]

Windswept@Home (Clueless And In A Fog) wrote in
:

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:40:32 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote:

Clueless And In A Fog wrote:
Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.

TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
As soon as he left ... same problem.

To make a long story short ....

If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
TV downstairs continues to work.

If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.

SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.

Wish someone would 'splain why.

I'd venture a problem with the upstairs neutral. Try (with a 3-wire
extension cord) other plugs.

Pls forgive my ignorance, but what is a "neutral"? Are you saying
that the surge protector whose plug goes into the wall is flawed?


today's wiring;3 wires,black(hot),white(neutral) and green(ground)

It's possible for an outlet to have the black/white wires reversed,or even
the white/green. you would not realize it with today's double insulated or
floating chassis appliances.But it stil creates a safety hazard.

there are outlet test plugs with LEDs to indicate errors or correct
polarization.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

[John Grabowski]

"Clueless And In A Fog" Windswept@Home wrote in message
...
Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.

TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
As soon as he left ... same problem.

To make a long story short ....

If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
TV downstairs continues to work.

If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.

SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.

Wish someone would 'splain why.


It sounds as though you might have an electrical problem. Get two long
extension cords and connect them to each box. Then plug the extension cords
into electrical receptacles that are on different circuits than the
receptacles you are currently using. See what happens. If the problem goes
away, call an electrician.

[Bob[_14_]]

Clueless And In A Fog wrote:
...To make a long story short ....

If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

Many people have theorized that there may be a problem with the house
wiring, but is the splitter and/or converter an active electronic
component that requires power? That could 'splain why the upstairs TV
doesn't get a good signal when the downstairs components don't have power.

[Art Todesco]

Clueless And In A Fog wrote:
Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.

TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
As soon as he left ... same problem.

To make a long story short ....

If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
TV downstairs continues to work.

If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.

SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.

Wish someone would 'splain why.

OK, I've read all the responses so far.
I just thought that maybe when you say
"plug is pulled", etc. do you mean the
AC power to the set or do you
mean the coax antenna lead? I'm guess
that you might mean the later.
If so, when an antenna lead is
disconnected from the splitter, it (the
splitter side)
should be terminated with a 75 ohm
termination. No termination, you then get
reflections that could get back to the
other set. In a digital world this
could be
bad. In an analog world, it might be a
little ghost .... maybe not even visible.