Aerial Plug

[JackDanielsU]

Hiya ABers

Hopefully this is an easy one

In my room therea an aerial socket, with the wire...but its missing the connector jack for me to attach the tv aerial etc

Is this a simple DIY job, I can do? Or is it best to get a guy in

TIA

[Buenchico]

If you can change a 13A plug you've got the level of technical expertise required to fit a new coaxial outlet. If your aerial cable runs inside the wall you probably need one of these:
http://info.maplin.co...ule.aspx?ModuleNo=958

If the cable is visible you need one of these:
http://info.maplin.co...ule.aspx?ModuleNo=957

Chris

[Old_Geezer]

SImples.
Chances are you'll just need a screwdriver and average intelligence.

[ChuckFickens]

To add to Chris's answer...

There is no chance that you can damage anything if you get it wrong, it just won't work. So you've got nothing to lose by trying yourself

http://www.megalithia...bellinglee/index.html

It's not normally necessary to solder the centre pin unless you are in a low signal area, you can normally get away with just cutting the excess centre core of the cable off level with the connector once fitted.

[Answerprancer]

...or you could just buy one of these:
http://info.maplin.co...o=970&OrderCode=GW61R
(Bloody norah - navigating round Maplin's website is like trying to find your way round the Nile delta blindfolded and in a motorboat with a broken rudder!)

[Buenchico]

AP:
I agree that Maplin's website can be nearly as confusing as Microsoft's website. (Oh, hang on though, NOTHING is anywhere near as bad as Microsoft's website!). However I think that you'll find, from JD's post, that he lacks a plug or socket on the end of his aerial cable, so he wouldn't have anything to plug that lead into.

Chris

[Answerprancer]

*thinks* hmmm ...nah maybe not
Ok :-)

[Old_Geezer]

Yeah, after posting I re-read the initial post and realised it's the Belling Lee socket that's being asked for, not a front plate for the wall socket :-)
The older I get, the more I seem to miss.