Are there different sizes of coaxial plugs ?




I’m having trouble trying to fix my aerial cable.
The attached photo shows what I’m trying to plug my aerial lead into. The plate consists of three elements: an aerial socket, what appears to be a connector for a micro or mini HDMI cable, I’ve no idea what the white bit is ! I’ve tried to find a similar plate on the internet but couldn’t see one.
The problem I’m having is that the coaxial plug is to small for the aerial plate, it wobbles about! Also the Coaxial Cable is pretty thick and I can just about get the crimp bit of the plug onto the it, just about. I’m guessing it’s satellite cable
My thoughts are that I’m using the wrong size / type of coaxial plug, it just seems to small. Are there bigger ones ? The one I have just seems a standard size.
Hopefully I’ve given you enough information to work on, and apologies if I’ve mis named any of the parts as alway thanks for any advice
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grumbler said:"what appears to be a connector for a micro or mini HDMI cable" is, most likely, a LAN socket.
Oh and the white bit will be for labelling the network socket underneath.1 -
Ah yes a lan socket, never entered my head 🤓
Back to what I’m calling the ‘aerial connector,’ any idea as to why the connector keeps wobbling and more important what can I do about it?Are you suggestion I need a satellite connector - forgive me I don’t understand - if not what would you recommend, what should I be looking for? There is plenty of spare cable to play with0 -
kah22 said:Ah yes a lan socket, never entered my head 🤓
Back to what I’m calling the ‘aerial connector,’ any idea as to why the connector keeps wobbling and more important what can I do about it?Are you suggestion I need a satellite connector - forgive me I don’t understand - if not what would you recommend, what should I be looking for? There is plenty of spare cable to play with0 -
The ‘skirt’ of your plug should be a fairly tight fit around the outer tube of the socket. The inner core of a TV plug might just be the wire as per Grumblers photo, or it might be a machined pin in fancier plugs. Either way it shouldn’t be loose. If it is, then it might be a cheap and nasty socket, or a cheap and nasty plug that has gone slack. A photo of your plug would help0
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coffeehound said: Either way it shouldn’t be loose. If it is, then it might be a cheap and nasty socket, or a cheap and nasty plug that has gone slack.
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A photo of the cable connector that you are plugging into it might help. I've some connectors on my hi-fi that look a bit like aerial co-ax connectors but are smaller.Sorry I can't think of anything profound, clever or witty to write here.0
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FreeBear said:
Looks like a grid wiring faceplate & modules - These are usually quite expensive and generally of good quality..NSG666 said:I've some connectors on my hi-fi that look a bit like aerial co-ax connectors but are smaller.
Could it be a phono socket? Never seen one made like that if so, but it would explain the smaller size..
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It looks like a standard coax TV aerial socket to me. It may be just a bit worn. These things are cheaply made.
If it sticks, force it.
If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.0 -
Sorry I've just re-read the original post and it's the co-ax socket shown is loose in the whole fitting shown not what's being plugged in being loose in the socket as I first thought. I'll shut up now.Sorry I can't think of anything profound, clever or witty to write here.0
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