On May 20, 8:30*am, N8N wrote:
On May 20, 8:16*am, "Colbyt" wrote:



"Daniel Prince" wrote in message

.. .

How long do RG-6 cables that are not exposed to direct sunlight
usually last?

How long do RG-6 cables that are exposed to direct sunlight usually
last?

Thank you in advance for all replies.
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The orange SE type is good for at least 17 years of sunlight exposure.

The black used inside is good for at least 20.

All of mine are working well. *I think the orange exterior received a new
end connector about 5 years ago.

Colbyt

I ended up replacing some tan twin coax cable in my house - of
indeterminate age - a few years ago. *I suspect it was decades old...
it still worked, but when I tried to use a HD cable box it choked.
Ran new RG6 quad and things got better, but it wasn't until I replaced
a 4-way splitter with a 2-way that it worked 100%. *I suspect that a
powered splitter would be required for more than two cable drops, or
else calling the cable company and asking them to turn up the gain a
little.

nate

@nate:

Sounds more like your original 4-way splitter didn't allow for a
bi-directional signal pathway like the new 2-way splitter does...

That is the difference between HD cable (with lots of new
features and technology which need to "phone home" in
order to work properly) and old fashioned cable where
the converter boxes were simply used to demodulate
the channels your cable company used on its system
as well as provide for any descrambling required on the
protected premium channels -- a uni-directional signal
was just fine for the way the old system worked...

~~ Evan