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How can I install a cable jack without a box?
I recently had our drywall replaced due to flooding. Our coax cables are now just hanging out of the new wall and I need to install cable jacks.
Is there a way I can mount the coax wall plates to the ...
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How can I test network and coax jacks?
We bought new house and I need to test network (RJ45) and coax jacks to see which ones are working. How can I do that without actually connecting computers/cable boxes?
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How do I set up a wiring closet that connects to the exterior of the house?
I'm looking to build a central wiring closet for ethernet, phone, and co-ax. I would like this closet to have a single pipe to the exterior of the house, which service lines can come in through. ...
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How important is it to avoid nicking the center core of a coax cable?
All the advice I've ever come across regarding stripping RG6 coaxial cable says to be extremely careful not to nick the center conductor, and if you do, to start all over again.
I seem to be cursed ...
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How do I protect a coax cable junction from outside weather?
I'm planning to re-arrange some coax cable lines in my house which will effectively require me to connect them to a 4-way splitter.
The wifey would prefer these connections to take place in a ...
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How to detect whether there is a signal on TV cable
I'm not receiving TV in my room and the cable guy has determined that there is no signal on my coax outlet in the wall. There is a signal in other rooms, so there must be a broken or disconnected ...
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How can I run a coaxial cable into an existing single gang electrical outlet?
The cable outlet in my girlfriend's living room is in a strange place. She wants to move her TV to a different wall but the landlord doesn't want any new holes in the wall or floor. If the wall was ...
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Can I send audio through coax cables?
I'd like to be able to pipe some audio from a computer in my basement to some speakers upstairs. When thinking about the best way to do this, I realized that my house is already wired with coax cable, ...
