arial lead

[jamie_374554552]

hi please help. what it is im trying to use my out door arial as a main arial because the one on the roof not very good signal. Can i put that out door arial lead in my status power pack. because when i do the power goes off.have u got to have the areial in for power 2 stay on.( u confused)

 

[Douglas_374404558]

HI! Jamie no, I think you are shorting it out just put your outside ariel into the rear of TV should work ok

cheers Duggie

 

[jamie_374554552]

HI! Jamie no, I think you are shorting it out just put your outside ariel into the rear of TV should work ok

cheers Duggie

ye but i want it running into power pack cause i dont want lead coming thro window and ican use same lead in awning on a splitter

 

[lohr500]

How old is the caravan Jamie & what model?

Does it have a TV socket inside the battery box and possibly a short length of coax with a male TV plug next to the status box which isn't plugged into anything?

If so, you need to plug the external aerial into the socket in the battery box, unplug the lead from the roof mounted aerial that goes into the status box, and plug the short length of cable into the status box where you just pulled the roof mounted lead out.

Hope that makes sense.

If your main TV point in the caravan has two aerial sockets, one like a traditional aerial socket, and another that has a screw type thread satellite conection, then the connection in the battery box is routed directly to the screw thread satellite connection on the panel near the TV. The traditional aerial socket is wired back to the status amplifier.

If you are experimenting by plugging the external aerial directly into the status box, then this should work so long as you have plugged the external aerial into the input side of the status box, replacing the feed from the roof top aerial.

It should still power up. If it doesn't you may have a short on the external aerial. Check the wiring in the plug and where the cable is fastened to the aerial. Perhaps one of the fine shielding wires is touching the central core wire.

 

[Pat_374304630]

James,

This is what I did. I bought an external aerial socket and mounted it under the chassis, it's completely waterproof. My outside aerial plugs into that, and then a lead from the socket to the back of the tv.The socket came with a generous length of coax already connected to the back.

 

[Pat_374304630]

Forgot to add Jamie. I use a signal finder to find the strongest signal.

 

[SIMON_374377661]

How old is the caravan Jamie & what model?

Does it have a TV socket inside the battery box and possibly a short length of coax with a male TV plug next to the status box which isn't plugged into anything?

If so, you need to plug the external aerial into the socket in the battery box, unplug the lead from the roof mounted aerial that goes into the status box, and plug the short length of cable into the status box where you just pulled the roof mounted lead out.

Hope that makes sense.

If your main TV point in the caravan has two aerial sockets, one like a traditional aerial socket, and another that has a screw type thread satellite conection, then the connection in the battery box is routed directly to the screw thread satellite connection on the panel near the TV. The traditional aerial socket is wired back to the status amplifier.

If you are experimenting by plugging the external aerial directly into the status box, then this should work so long as you have plugged the external aerial into the input side of the status box, replacing the feed from the roof top aerial.

It should still power up. If it doesn't you may have a short on the external aerial. Check the wiring in the plug and where the cable is fastened to the aerial. Perhaps one of the fine shielding wires is touching the central core wire.

Hi,

I have a similar problem. I have a normal aerial socket in the caravan and a status box in the overhead locker. The status box has two aerial leads by it - one I presume feeding from the aerial on the roof and one that plugs into it and goes to my aerial socket above the fire ??? - but I'm not sure and I'm not getting a signal ?

Can anyone advise please what the problem(s) may be ??

Thanks

Simon