I'm replacing and re-connectoring most of my TV leads with F
connectors where possible.

The dilemma is what to do at the 'end' where the Humax PVR has an
'ordinary' Co-ax connector (that I used to call a Belling Lee).  Is it
best just to put an ordinary coax connector on the end of the cable
and plug that in or would it be better to put an F connector on the
end of the cable and use a Female F to Male Co-ax adapted i the back
of the Humax?

... or doesn't it matter much?

-- 
Chris Green

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news:489312f4$0$627$bed64819@news.gradwell.net...
> I'm replacing and re-connectoring most of my TV leads with F
> connectors where possible.
>
> The dilemma is what to do at the 'end' where the Humax PVR has an
> 'ordinary' Co-ax connector (that I used to call a Belling Lee).  Is it
> best just to put an ordinary coax connector on the end of the cable
> and plug that in or would it be better to put an F connector on the
> end of the cable and use a Female F to Male Co-ax adapted i the back
> of the Humax?
>
> ... or doesn't it matter much?
>
> -- 
> Chris Green

Can't see it mattering much if you fit the Belling Lee properly. It's the 
simpler approach.
Obviously don't use a rubbish Belling Lee, especially the awful plastic 
ones.

First principle of cabling anything, the fewer joints the better, so
use the intended plug.

On 01 Aug 2008 13:43:16 GMT, tinnews@isbd.co.uk wrote:
>
> Is it
> best just to put an ordinary coax connector on the end of the cable
> and plug that in or would it be better to put an F connector on the
> end of the cable and use a Female F to Male Co-ax adapted i the back
> of the Humax?

On 01 Aug 2008 13:43:16 GMT, tinnews@isbd.co.uk wrote:

>I'm replacing and re-connectoring most of my TV leads with F
>connectors where possible.
>
>The dilemma is what to do at the 'end' where the Humax PVR has an
>'ordinary' Co-ax connector (that I used to call a Belling Lee).  Is it
>best just to put an ordinary coax connector on the end of the cable
>and plug that in or would it be better to put an F connector on the
>end of the cable and use a Female F to Male Co-ax adapted i the back
>of the Humax?
>
>... or doesn't it matter much?

Best just to stick with a Belling Lee.  Adapters just introduce
another weak point.  Actually, that reminds me.  I have a cheap
splitter behind my telly that needs replacing with an F-type one.
Aerial lead keeps falling out and I lose the picture :-(

Marky P.


Marky P.

In message , Marky P 
 wrote
>On 01 Aug 2008 13:43:16 GMT, tinnews@isbd.co.uk wrote:
>
>>I'm replacing and re-connectoring most of my TV leads with F
>>connectors where possible.
>>
>>The dilemma is what to do at the 'end' where the Humax PVR has an
>>'ordinary' Co-ax connector (that I used to call a Belling Lee).  Is it
>>best just to put an ordinary coax connector on the end of the cable
>>and plug that in or would it be better to put an F connector on the
>>end of the cable and use a Female F to Male Co-ax adapted i the back
>>of the Humax?
>>
>>... or doesn't it matter much?
>
>Best just to stick with a Belling Lee.  Adapters just introduce
>another weak point.  Actually, that reminds me.  I have a cheap
>splitter behind my telly that needs replacing with an F-type one.
>Aerial lead keeps falling out and I lose the picture :-(
>

The F to Belling Lee adapters that I've used are far better quality than 
any Belling Lee plug/socket that I've previously seen (£1 to £1.50 each 
from CPC) . As the F plug screws into the adapter I doubt if it makes 
any difference to the performance  over that achieved by fitting a 
lesser quality Belling Lee to the end of the cable.

http://www.amac.f2s.com/F_coax/


-- 
Alan
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Why introduce another connector of any type would be my feeling.

Brian

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 wrote in message 
news:489312f4$0$627$bed64819@news.gradwell.net...
> I'm replacing and re-connectoring most of my TV leads with F
> connectors where possible.
>
> The dilemma is what to do at the 'end' where the Humax PVR has an
> 'ordinary' Co-ax connector (that I used to call a Belling Lee).  Is it
> best just to put an ordinary coax connector on the end of the cable
> and plug that in or would it be better to put an F connector on the
> end of the cable and use a Female F to Male Co-ax adapted i the back
> of the Humax?
>
> ... or doesn't it matter much?
>
> -- 
> Chris Green

Alan  wrote:

> The F to Belling Lee adapters that I've used are far better quality than
> any Belling Lee plug/socket that I've previously seen (£1 to £1.50 each
> from CPC) . As the F plug screws into the adapter I doubt if it makes
> any difference to the performance  over that achieved by fitting a 
> lesser quality Belling Lee to the end of the cable.

But it does, as contributors with professional meters have noted in the
past. I've been trying the CPC twist-on male and female BL plugs that
are almost as easy to fit as F plugs. Has anyone done tests on those? 

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Alan Pemberton wrote:
> Alan  wrote:
>
>> The F to Belling Lee adapters that I've used are far better quality
>> than any Belling Lee plug/socket that I've previously seen (£1 to
>> £1.50 each from CPC) . As the F plug screws into the adapter I doubt
>> if it makes any difference to the performance  over that achieved by
>> fitting a lesser quality Belling Lee to the end of the cable.
>
> But it does, as contributors with professional meters have noted in
> the past. I've been trying the CPC twist-on male and female BL plugs
> that are almost as easy to fit as F plugs. Has anyone done tests on
> those?

I've used them to make a couple of fly leads, nice and easy to fit and the 
picture looks fine but then the transmitter is only about 500m away so I 
suspect almost anything would work here.
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"Alan Pemberton" <Spambox@pembers.freeserve.co.uk.invalid> wrote in message 
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> Alan  wrote:
>
>> The F to Belling Lee adapters that I've used are far better quality than
>> any Belling Lee plug/socket that I've previously seen (£1 to £1.50 each
>> from CPC) . As the F plug screws into the adapter I doubt if it makes
>> any difference to the performance  over that achieved by fitting a
>> lesser quality Belling Lee to the end of the cable.
>
> But it does, as contributors with professional meters have noted in the
> past.

Yes. I'd never use inter-series adaptors for a permanant installation. 
Learnt the hard way.

Bill

PS Specially them fucking awful 'f' right angle things -- not interseries 
but just as bad in fact worse than most.