Dish coaxial cable problem! Help please!

[cinnabun93]

Hi! I was watching TV on the couch and my cat jumped and fell of my entertainment stand and the tv went out. I went behind and I saw my coaxial cable was bent and out. I am wondering where I can get a high quality new one. I'm not sure if I can fix it or not. My cat is a 22lb bengal tabby mix lol.

 

[Peter Parker]

What exactly has been damaged? Is it just the cable itself? If so it might be possible to simply replace the cable.

 

[cinnabun93]

The coaxial rg6 cable that goes into the wall and into the 722 receiver.

 

[KAB]

Did the cable pull out of the connector? You could just try pushing it back on for now.

 

[kwindrem]

The coaxial rg6 cable that goes into the wall and into the 722 receiver.

Pushing the cable back into a crimp connector is iffy but it's worth a shot until you can replace the connector.

You can find inexpensive connectors you can crimp with a pair of pliers (the type with a separate ring) but that's not as good as using a connector with integral crimp sleeves and a crimper. Make sure you get the correct connector as the ones for RG-59 won't work with RG-6 and visa versa.

Check at Radio Shack for connectors and a crimp tool. There are also lots of on-line sources.

 

[joegr]

...Check at Radio Shack for connectors and a crimp tool. There are also lots of on-line sources.

Lowes and Home Depot also carry these.

 

[gokartergo]

You also could just by a 6 foot piece of coax.. With the connections already made..Probably cost about the same.. Just make sure it is RG-6 and not RG-59..

 

[isaacmorseMI]

Monoprice is a great place to get RG6.

Video Cables- <b>RG-6 (F) type</b>

 

[navychop]

Hi! I was watching TV on the couch and my cat jumped and fell of my entertainment stand and the tv went out. I went behind and I saw my coaxial cable was bent and out. I am wondering where I can get a high quality new one. I'm not sure if I can fix it or not. My cat is a 22lb bengal tabby mix lol.

Never mind the damn cable. I want to see a picture of that CAT!