Repair external TV aerial cable

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#1 mufcbarlow1
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http://i.imgur.com/2ZNqXM2.jpg

Any ideas how i go about fixing that? Wouldn't want to just trim it down as I'm pretty clueless on this.

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#2 mufcbarlow1
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anyone? Would be appreciated

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#3 ferrari2001
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Buy a new cable. Problem solved.

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#4 Nibroc420
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z44TBGhf6j8

The end connectors are like $0.50

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#5  Edited By mufcbarlow1
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@ferrari2001: it comes from the outside on the roof fitted through the wall of my house

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#6 mufcbarlow1
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@Nibroc420: so i just simply cut somewhere on the wire and trim it down with scissors and add a new connector on the end?

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#7 ferrari2001
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@mufcbarlow1 said:

@ferrari2001: it comes from the outside on the roof fitted through the wall of my house

Then just cut the cable, strip the wire and refit the fitting onto the cable.

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#8  Edited By Nibroc420
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@mufcbarlow1 said:

@Nibroc420: so i just simply cut somewhere on the wire and trim it down with scissors and add a new connector on the end?

Yep.
Just be careful when removing the rubber insulation, you dont want to damage any of the wires inside.

There shouldn't be enough charge to shock you or anything, but detach both ends of the cable first if you can

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#9  Edited By mufcbarlow1
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@Nibroc420: I can't detach the end of the cable because it's literally attached to the antenna on the roof and the wire is fed through a drilled hole in my house through the wall (not through a socket). That's why i'm cautious to just cut it in case i get a shock.

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#10 Nibroc420
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@mufcbarlow1 said:

@Nibroc420: I can't detach the end of the cable because it's literally attached to the antenna on the roof and the wire is fed through a drilled hole in my house through the wall (not through a socket). That's why i'm cautious to just cut it in case i get a shock.

Well, like i said, it shouldn't have enough of anything to shock you.

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#11 WhiteKnight77
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That antenna is a passive instrument. As long as you are not trying to repair the end during an electrical storm, you will not get shocked. Trim the end, fold the outer ground wires back, trim the center insulator just enough to have some fresh center conductor and fit a new connector on it.