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Default Detecting where a coax cable goes to


"Noozer" wrote in message
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:
: And now the question: is there a way to determine, without
buying
: expensive equipment, which cable in the attic leads to which
room?
: Since not all coax jacks in the rooms are connected to a tv,
it's not
: just a matter of disconnecting one cable after another from
the
: splitter and seeing which tv loses its signal.
:
: Cut a small cable in two.. On one cut end wire up a 9v battery
connector. On
: the other cut end wire up a buzzer, or at least strip it so you
can use a
: meter to test the wire and shield.
:
: Hook the 9v at the wall outlet. Go up to the splitter and check
each lead
: that comes up to the splitter. When you buzz, or get a 9v
reading, you've
: found that room.
:
:
Good grieg, Charlie Brown! That's the hard way, and destructive,
too. Read the previous post - much easier and cleaner and more
dependaghle and a lot less destructvie.