DCI Gene Hunt

Can I.....

Split the additional output feed from the back of a standard sky box (on a bog standard 2 way splitter) so that I can plug in 2 Sky eyes (remote channel changers)?

Troubled, Manchester

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

why ?

DCI Gene Hunt

My friend has a telly in her lounge with a sky box fitted, it has one cable running from the back (the additional powered socket) to a telly in her kitchen.... and she asked me if I could "help" her put another one in her bedroom .......

So I said I'd check it out.... and sort out the Sky issue at the same time What I'm thinking is that I split the feed from the additional socket and power two new eyes (one in the kitchen and one in the bedroom*).....


*where the magic happens

Spoon

Whatever you do just make sure you get her parents permission first.

DCI Gene Hunt

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Spoon

Don't be embarrassed, we are here to help and potentially save you a lot of heartache, anguish and sorrow.

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

2 eyes and an additional socket sounds like a 3 sum

Dont see why it wouldnt work but I aint got a clue, im just bored

DCI Gene Hunt

......... never said I wanted professional advice, I need the "MASSIVE" advice

DCI Gene Hunt

Thanks Spoon........ you're all heart

Tam the bam

That's not very nice DCI

Spoon

It just never gets to see my sleeve.

Spoon

What's that got to do with anything at all?

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

That's the sort of set up I have, a nice man came round and did it for me too although he was a bit old and a bit rough looking, it wasn't you was it DCI?

Anyway I have a gizmo gizmo box that sits at the back of the Sky box connected to the box by a coax lead. The gizmo gizmo box then has two further coax leads that run from there to both the magic eye in the kitchen and the magic eye in the bedroom. We changed the coax lead that goes to the kitchen for some uber insulated double protection bullet proof shielded coax because we were getting some interference on the kitchen telly and now it's fine. I can't speak for the stuff in the bedroom because we still haven't got around to putting the telly in there

DCI Gene Hunt

That started well but I lost concentration after the second "gizmo" word.....

hux309

Won't work as only rf2 on the sky box is powered for the magic eye.

You can however use a coax and a compatible ir sender.

DCI Gene Hunt

Thanks hux309, that was just short / detailed enough for me to understand

hux309

Hanley

But wasn't he suggesting coming out of RF2, into a splitter and then 2 co-ax runs into seperate rooms, each with a magic eye??

Although I didn't think Magic Eye worked through splitters / boosters

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

That's what ours does and it works! I'll look into it tomorrow when I'm sober and report back

hux309

Aah, could work depends if the voltage from the box would be enough to work both eyes, if it doesn't work the ir sensor is another option.