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Pictorial Setup Guide for DiSEqC Motorised dish installation - Downloadable PDF
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<blockquote data-quote="rolfw" data-source="post: 470879" data-attributes="member: 175057"><p>How to fit an F connector</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">Click on individual thumbnails to enlarge them</span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Red">The procedure is largely the same for screw on type "F" connectors.</span></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Strip the cable, about 1/4" on both sections</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]13963[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Fold back the braid</strong> <span style="color: Red">(For a screw on type "F" Connector, simply now screw on until the dialectic <em>foam core</em> touches the end of the connector barrel)</span></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]13964[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>If you push on the connector now with the foil and it bundles up as in the picture above, strip it off, or a good way to prevent this happening is to turn the connector around and gently twist over the copper screen, this will smooth the edges and allow for smooth insertion of the connector in most cases</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]24032[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Push on the connector with the braid still pulled back over the outer, a warm cable makes it easier</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]13967[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Then crimp.</strong></p><p>[ATTACH]24035[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">This style of compression connector if fitted with an "O" ring, is waterproof when tightly fitted, but it is advisable to waterproof with self amalgamating tape, if no "O" ring is fitted or if you are using screw on or crimp type connectors.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rolfw, post: 470879, member: 175057"] How to fit an F connector [COLOR="Red"]Click on individual thumbnails to enlarge them[/COLOR] [B][COLOR="Red"]The procedure is largely the same for screw on type "F" connectors.[/COLOR][/B] [B]Strip the cable, about 1/4" on both sections[/B] [ATTACH]13963[/ATTACH] [B]Fold back the braid[/B] [COLOR="Red"](For a screw on type "F" Connector, simply now screw on until the dialectic [I]foam core[/I] touches the end of the connector barrel)[/COLOR] [ATTACH]13964[/ATTACH] [B] If you push on the connector now with the foil and it bundles up as in the picture above, strip it off, or a good way to prevent this happening is to turn the connector around and gently twist over the copper screen, this will smooth the edges and allow for smooth insertion of the connector in most cases[/B] [ATTACH]24032.IPB[/ATTACH] [B]Push on the connector with the braid still pulled back over the outer, a warm cable makes it easier[/B] [ATTACH]13967[/ATTACH] [B]Then crimp.[/B] [ATTACH]24035.IPB[/ATTACH] [COLOR="Red"]This style of compression connector if fitted with an "O" ring, is waterproof when tightly fitted, but it is advisable to waterproof with self amalgamating tape, if no "O" ring is fitted or if you are using screw on or crimp type connectors.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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