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cant get my aerial to work...or its just me!

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  • brendanb581
    brendanb581 Posts: 144 Forumite
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    what exactly do i do with the copper braids, theres loads?
  • john87_2
    john87_2 Posts: 71 Forumite
    gather them together twist and wrap around the cable as shown at the bottom of the instructions.
  • brendanb581
    brendanb581 Posts: 144 Forumite
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    john87 wrote: »
    gather them together twist and wrap around the cable as shown at the bottom of the instructions.

    Hmm, tried again and still not getting any channels picked up.. maybe its time for a new aerial methinks?
  • lucylucky
    lucylucky Posts: 4,908 Forumite
    Have you tried re-tuning?

    Has the TV got its own digital tuner built in?
  • brendanb581
    brendanb581 Posts: 144 Forumite
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    lucylucky wrote: »
    Have you tried re-tuning?

    Has the TV got its own digital tuner built in?

    Yep tried searching for channels again, nothing.

    And its built into the new tv i bought, a samsung LED 32"
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    Twist them together as shown.

    I personally weave the twisted braid over and under the legs of the clamp piece. If there is no screw in the centre then put a couple of small bends in the inner (to make a tiny loose s shape) and pull it through with pliers - this will make it contact the inside of the pin and isn't strictly speaking necessary as there will be a good enough capacitive connection probably anyway so it's just belts and braces.

    I'd guess that if the aerial is known to be good then most likely you have somehow created a short circuit.
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    edited 19 December 2010 at 11:21PM
    Could be the manky 25 year old co-ax is full of water. Co-ax typically has a life of around 5 years but as people don't transmit with their telly aerials, they don't notice anything is wrong. It could also be the connection thats corroded at the antenna end.

    If its that old, I'd not bother trying to fanny around with it and just get a whole new antenna and cable installed.
  • lucylucky
    lucylucky Posts: 4,908 Forumite
    Why did you need to fit a new end?

    Was the old one duff?

    Did you have to take an old one off to fit this new one?
  • brendanb581
    brendanb581 Posts: 144 Forumite
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    lucylucky wrote: »
    Why did you need to fit a new end?

    Was the old one duff?

    Did you have to take an old one off to fit this new one?

    It just came off years ago, aint bothered with it since today lol
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    what were you using before then

    £1.99 :eek:
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