I have a TV set that has broken a small hole around where the CATV exits the housing. It still works. What I need to do is just get a
What size thread would this be?
I'm not sure, but try to find a stainless steel washer. they tend to be thinner than regular steel, and you may need the extra length of the jack sticking out to make a proper connection.
nate
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It will have to be a thin nut. This would probably be one of those low profit items you have to get at Radio Shack. Probably an item only the CATV guys have.
I might open an old satellite box and see if there is one inside. I can't think of anything else the old box would be good for.
Doesn't the jack use a small nut already to secure it to its mounting plate? I was envisioning him removing the existing nut, putting a thin washer on (or maybe one on each side?) then reinstalling. That *might* work.
nate
Steve Barker wrote:
This is what I am looking for. I just have to figure out what I have leftover I can take apart to get one.
Get some 2 part epoxy and glue the connector back in. I'd mix some filler in to thicken up the epoxy, but I already have the supplies
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Get one of these and modify the case to fit.
Take either a hacksaw with a fine tooth blade or a Dremel tool with a cutoff wheel and cut a suitable slice off of a cable connector.
Don Young
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