Need to move my Joey to another TV-what kind of connectors should I use?

[Badfish740]

I had my Hopper and Joey installed about three weeks ago. The Hopper is in the living room and the Joey is in the bedroom. My wife recently surprised me with a new 60" for the basement (we were planning on getting one but I wasn't planning on buying it for another month or so), and I want to get it installed this weekend. That would require moving the Joey from the bedroom to the basement. I already have coax run from the attic near the node to the basement so it's just a matter of swapping connections, but I don't have a crimping tool or connectors. I guess I could call Dish and try to get a tech out Saturday, but I don't want to tie up my day waiting for them, plus we hardly watch the bedroom TV anyway. Finally, it would be a good tool to have on hand anyway. What do you guys recommend?

 

[nelson61]

I had my Hopper and Joey installed about three weeks ago. The Hopper is in the living room and the Joey is in the bedroom. My wife recently surprised me with a new 60" for the basement (we were planning on getting one but I wasn't planning on buying it for another month or so), and I want to get it installed this weekend. That would require moving the Joey from the bedroom to the basement. I already have coax run from the attic near the node to the basement so it's just a matter of swapping connections, but I don't have a crimping tool or connectors. I guess I could call Dish and try to get a tech out Saturday, but I don't want to tie up my day waiting for them, plus we hardly watch the bedroom TV anyway. Finally, it would be a good tool to have on hand anyway. What do you guys recommend?

Several styles available at hardware stores or radio shack. All will do the job. Down and dirty is a screw on (grabs the coax surface and no crimping tool required. Next is a crimp on requiring a tool. Top is barrel compression style which compresses the connector length. Special crimping tool.

The screw on might do the job for you. Total cost, 25 cents. Be sure none of the ground mesh or aluminum foil does not touch the conductor. They can be hard to see and short out the signal.

 

[jarvantgroup]

Several styles available at hardware stores or radio shack. All will do the job. Down and dirty is a screw on (grabs the coax surface and no crimping tool required. Next is a crimp on requiring a tool. Top is barrel compression style which compresses the connector length. Special crimping tool.

The screw on might do the job for you. Total cost, 25 cents. Be sure none of the ground mesh or aluminum foil does not touch the conductor. They can be hard to see and short out the signal.

I agree with Nelson. You'll have some tell you to never use a twist-on fitting. But in your case, it is cheap, simple to put on the end of the cable, and doesn't require any special tool beyond a pocket knife or utility scissors to strip the end of the cable.

 

[navychop]

And IF you have problems, spring for the compression tool over the crimper.