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TV install: What are all these wires?

Got the old TV out and paid Best Buy $25 to take it off my hands. Pulled out the old box and can now see why my mileage is low. Good night! there's over ten feet of wire from the spotlight just laying up there loose before it disappears down to the control joystick. Same thing with lots of coax, power and speaker wire. Do you suppose the installers got paid by the foot or pound of wire. Almost all of theme have some kind of a splice that could have been where they could be shortened. DW thinks maybe there was the thought of taking the tube type TV out to view outside but that's got a hook-up in the bay. I really can't see getting up on the roof to pull the spotlight and extend it the extra ten feet unless a bear was down below. Anybody else run into this?  ???
Larry
1996 U295 36'
Build # 4805
Actually we sold it but just like to lurk

Re: TV install: What are all these wires?

Reply #1 –
I just pulled a bin full of wire out of my coach.  It seems that every time installers would add or change something they would leave all the old wire behind.  It was a big tangled mess.
John & Carm Morales

"We travel not to go anywhere, but to just go.  We travel for travel's sake.  Our great desire is to move."

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Reply #2 –
OK, all the unneeded wires are cut or coiled neatly. Time to deal with the wires that go up to antennas and spot light. I can cut the soft carpet-looking material to push the couple of wires up and out of the way. Is the antenna with the twisted or coiled for the out-of-service cell phone signal? If it is I can cut it and walk away. DW doesn't seem to understand time involved in doing something right. When I had a sticks and bricks and was taking my time rebuilding the back porch she said "just buy some boards and nail them together!" That pretty much describes most construction since the piramids. Need an answer on the twisted antenna thing.
Larry
1996 U295 36'
Build # 4805
Actually we sold it but just like to lurk

Re: TV install: What are all these wires?

Reply #3 –
If you mean, by twisted wire thing, and it's on the roof, then it was 1996 sort of state of the art, cell phone antenna.  It's use today, likely not needed.
Dave Cobb
Buckhorn Lake Resort The Club, #6202, Kerrville TX
check the map.  I do rent it out when I am traveling!
2001, U320, 36' #5887, in Kerrville, FT Club #17006, (7/23 to present)
2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, Summit, white
EX: 98 U295, 36' #5219, (mid door), (4/13-10/23)
EX: 93 U225, 36' (4/11 to 4/13)

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Reply #4 –
May want to use the base with the same or different mast for a cell booster some day...you never know
John and Stacey Smith
Motorcade NO: 11973
1997 U295 CSGI 40'..Build No. 5036     
920 Watts on the roof..CAT Power w/fuel Inj. Programmer
2021 GMC Sierra AT4 1500
EX..2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
Ex 1990 U280 RSAI 36'..Build No. 3638

Re: TV install: What are all these wires?

Reply #5 –
Or I'm getting ready to put a Sirius Radio antenna on the roof.  You could use it for that.

Rich
Rich and Peggy Bowman
2002 U270 3610 WTFS, build #5939--"Freedom"
2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit 4xe
SMI AirForceOne brake system
PakCanoe 15

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Reply #6 –
Quote from: J. E. Smith Sr. –
May want to use the base with the same or different mast for a cell booster some day...you never know

de
cell phone frequencies have changed a lot since 95. Using the old antenna even with a booster, will probably degrade the signal instead of improving it. Different carriers use different frequencies. Best to buy antenna and booster set up for your phone and carrier.  How to determine your Cell Phone frequency range using WirelessAdvisor.com
Jim C.
coachfree, previous 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2003 Foretravels.

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Reply #7 –
I am using a Sure Call Fusion from Solid Signal...They are a very good company...Thought a new mast mounted on the old base may work as I upgraded from a 3G Wilson to The Sure Call 4G...Guess I should sell the Wilson.

John and Stacey Smith
Motorcade NO: 11973
1997 U295 CSGI 40'..Build No. 5036     
920 Watts on the roof..CAT Power w/fuel Inj. Programmer
2021 GMC Sierra AT4 1500
EX..2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
Ex 1990 U280 RSAI 36'..Build No. 3638
 

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Reply #8 –
Thanks for the information. I'm going to cut the wire and eventually remove the mast and base. Not moving as quickly on project as DW would like. Don't see her up here helping. :))
Larry
1996 U295 36'
Build # 4805
Actually we sold it but just like to lurk