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Digital Converter, Splitter .... Enough To Drive Ya Crazy Clueless And In A Fog 06-26-2008
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Posted by G. Morgan on June 26, 2008, 2:54 pm
Clueless And In A Fog wrote:

>SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
>power plug downstairs is not unconnected.
^^^^^^^

Double negative, bad form.


> Keep it in the wall socket.
>Wish someone would 'splain why.

Explain why you would regularly unplug them in the first place.

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Posted by Jim Yanik on June 26, 2008, 3:10 pm
Windswept@Home (Clueless And In A Fog) wrote in

> Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
> one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
> digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.
>
> TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
> As soon as he left ... same problem.
>
> To make a long story short ....
>
> If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
> the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.
>
> If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
> TV downstairs continues to work.
>
> If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.
>
> SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
> power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.
>
> Wish someone would 'splain why.
>
>

I wonder if your outlets are polarized(wired) properly.
there's a test plug you can buy that tells you if your outlets are wired
correctly.it has IIRC,3 LEDs,checks polarization and ground.

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Posted by John Grabowski on June 26, 2008, 7:46 pm

> Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
> one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
> digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.
>
> TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
> As soon as he left ... same problem.
>
> To make a long story short ....
>
> If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
> the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.
>
> If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
> TV downstairs continues to work.
>
> If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.
>
> SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
> power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.
>
> Wish someone would 'splain why.


It sounds as though you might have an electrical problem. Get two long
extension cords and connect them to each box. Then plug the extension cords
into electrical receptacles that are on different circuits than the
receptacles you are currently using. See what happens. If the problem goes
away, call an electrician.


Posted by Bob on June 26, 2008, 8:51 pm
Clueless And In A Fog wrote:
> ...To make a long story short ....
>
> If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
> the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.

Many people have theorized that there may be a problem with the house
wiring, but is the splitter and/or converter an active electronic
component that requires power? That could 'splain why the upstairs TV
doesn't get a good signal when the downstairs components don't have power.

Posted by Art Todesco on June 26, 2008, 9:43 pm
Clueless And In A Fog wrote:
> Digital converter for downstairs TV has always worked great, but the
> one upstairs worked sporadically. It would often fail to "grab" the
> digital signals. Get a different model for upstairs = same problem.
>
> TV guy replaced the splitter which is physically located downstairs.
> As soon as he left ... same problem.
>
> To make a long story short ....
>
> If the plug that powers the downstairs TV and converter is pulled from
> the wall socket, the TV upstairs works sporadically.
>
> If the upstairs plug is pulled from the wall socket, no problem. The
> TV downstairs continues to work.
>
> If both plugs are in the wall, upstairs TV works great.
>
> SOLUTION: If you want to watch the TV upstairs, make sure that the
> power plug downstairs is not unconnected. Keep it in the wall socket.
>
> Wish someone would 'splain why.
>
OK, I've read all the responses so far.
I just thought that maybe when you say
"plug is pulled", etc. do you mean the
AC power to the set or do you
mean the coax antenna lead? I'm guess
that you might mean the later.
If so, when an antenna lead is
disconnected from the splitter, it (the
splitter side)
should be terminated with a 75 ohm
termination. No termination, you then get
reflections that could get back to the
other set. In a digital world this
could be
bad. In an analog world, it might be a
little ghost .... maybe not even visible.

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