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Originally Posted by Chris
Right ... in which case, only buy the length you need for the job. Don't buy a 10 metre cable unless that's the length you need. Altering your cable lengths by too much can affect your signal levels and disrupt your service. If it results in you calling them out, you will get charged for it.
You should be ok, but be aware.
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Just out of curiosity, because I can't really understand what you're saying, could you explain this? I don't understand how cutting a cable down can reduce its ability to carry a signal unless one damages it in some clumsy way whilst doing the job. I would have thought a shorter cable would actually be
less lossy?
How much can one safely cut this cable back by? It would be a useful measurement to note down.
I feel I ought to be better informed in case I ever get round to trimming back the over large cable VM installed my box with. Well, I thought it was over long at the time but he had it already made up in stock in the van so he used it. Now I'm starting to think it might actually be the minimum length cable that the system can tollerate, and that it only seems long because my Shub is right next to the terminal.