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Where can I buy the kind cable wire you use for a television?
I’m trying to buy cable television wire. Usually when you get cable installed the cable guy cuts this himself and connects it, but I setup cable through my apt and happened to have the wire from a previous use. I bought a new TV and now the apt complex is saying they can’t supply the cable. It makes no sense to me, but my apt complex is a separate problem. Can someone tell me if I can buy the cable from somewhere. I don’t even know what the proper name of this cable wire is so please help me on that as well. Thank you!
There are two versions of triax cable (incorrectly known as a coaxial cable) commonly used in TV industry: RG59 (3/8") and RG11 (1/2"). RG-6 os also use when higher distances or better signal is needed. For some applications where a small cable is needed to carry video signal RG-179/U is used quite commonly (there are also many small non-standard ccoaxial cables used mostly as part of larger cables with multiple coaxial conductors).
This cables can be found in electronic stores. Radio Shack been at the bottom of any professionals’ list. Yes, you may find it there but it will be higher priced and there will be no selection. Joe’s Electric shop is likely to have a better selection an sell it by the foot as oppose to having to buy an entire spool. When you buy it like that that means you need to put you connectors yourself (which means you have to buy a tool called a crimper). The connectors for the TV are call F-connectors. And they are the same at both ends.
So if you want to call around you want premade cables with f-connector ends. Make sure to know how long you need them.
3 Responses to “Where can I buy the kind cable wire you use for a television?”
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February 14th, 2010 at 1:44 am
check in wit radio shack or even target they pretty much can xplain the whole thing to u and show u wat u need
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February 14th, 2010 at 2:30 am
It’s called coaxial cable. You can get it at radio shack, or any tv repair or electronics store will have it also. Yes if you do buy it this way you will have to strip the end of the wire and attach a connecter (you can get them at the same places where you get the wire. It’s fairly easy and doesn’t require any fancy tools.
References :
http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=coaxial%20cable&origkw=coaxial%20cable&sr=1
February 14th, 2010 at 2:59 am
There are two versions of triax cable (incorrectly known as a coaxial cable) commonly used in TV industry: RG59 (3/8") and RG11 (1/2"). RG-6 os also use when higher distances or better signal is needed. For some applications where a small cable is needed to carry video signal RG-179/U is used quite commonly (there are also many small non-standard ccoaxial cables used mostly as part of larger cables with multiple coaxial conductors).
This cables can be found in electronic stores. Radio Shack been at the bottom of any professionals’ list. Yes, you may find it there but it will be higher priced and there will be no selection. Joe’s Electric shop is likely to have a better selection an sell it by the foot as oppose to having to buy an entire spool. When you buy it like that that means you need to put you connectors yourself (which means you have to buy a tool called a crimper). The connectors for the TV are call F-connectors. And they are the same at both ends.
So if you want to call around you want premade cables with f-connector ends. Make sure to know how long you need them.
References :