25-02-2011, 22:11
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whats in the omnibox?
As above. The cable comes from the tap, into the brown box on the exterior wall. This goes into a metal box inside the white box on the interior wall. The cable goes from this to my superhub.
My question: What components are there between my Garden wall and my modem?
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25-02-2011, 23:08
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
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Originally Posted by craigj2k11
whats in the omnibox?
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An omnispider. The omnispider stands guard over the omnibox metal connector (a metal connector just like the one you have described inside your white box).
If you ever added another service, a dual connector could be fitted inside the omnibox, giving you an additional cable, which could enter your house at the location of your choice. However, you only ever have one omnispider on sentry duty.
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25-02-2011, 23:13
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
Isnt there some kind of fuse or something somewhere as well to stop huge spikes going through and frying your equipment?
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25-02-2011, 23:23
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
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Originally Posted by Halcyon
Isnt there some kind of fuse or something somewhere as well to stop huge spikes going through and frying your equipment?
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The engineer may fit an attenuator if signal levels are too high, that would normally be on view inside the house.
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25-02-2011, 23:27
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
Our brown box is just full of rather large and aggressive spiders according to the last engineer to venture near it.
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26-02-2011, 11:15
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
curiosity took the better of me this morning, i opened the omnibox, despite what i have read about special screws, it just had a normal positive screw driver screw.
inside it was the coax and phone wire coming through my garden, the coax cable connected to another coax cable about 10cm long, which goes through the wall and into this:
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8137/dscn0712v.jpg
this white coax cable then goes to the attenuators, then into the modem.
The phone cabling just goes straight into the phone socket
that box that the coax goes through.... errr.... what is it? it says 0.4db on it?
can i change this for another one with a different value to get rid of the attenuators, or can I get rid of this thing all together?
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26-02-2011, 13:06
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
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Originally Posted by craigj2k11
curiosity took the better of me this morning, i opened the omnibox, despite what i have read about special screws, it just had a normal positive screw driver screw.
inside it was the coax and phone wire coming through my garden, the coax cable connected to another coax cable about 10cm long, which goes through the wall and into this:
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8137/dscn0712v.jpg
this white coax cable then goes to the attenuators, then into the modem.
The phone cabling just goes straight into the phone socket
that box that the coax goes through.... errr.... what is it? it says 0.4db on it?
can i change this for another one with a different value to get rid of the attenuators, or can I get rid of this thing all together?
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dont remove it..that is an isolator (as has been said previous) to stop any surges blowing your devices up! its an electrical safety requirement for EVERY piece of equipment VM install in your house.the only time 1 x isolator will suffice for 2 or more devices is when they are plugged into the same socket or gang of sockets
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26-02-2011, 13:23
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
sweet
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26-02-2011, 22:27
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
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Originally Posted by Halcyon
Isnt there some kind of fuse or something somewhere as well to stop huge spikes going through and frying your equipment?
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The charge that powers the line powered amplifiers is filtered at the taps/cabinets, it doesn't go down customer drops. Electrocuting customers sadly isn't cool
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26-02-2011, 23:14
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
Looking at the picture who put the push on connector and look at the braiding sticking out
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26-02-2011, 23:56
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
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Originally Posted by craigj2k11
As above. The cable comes from the tap, into the brown box on the exterior wall. This goes into a metal box inside the white box on the interior wall. The cable goes from this to my superhub.
My question: What components are there between my Garden wall and my modem?
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28-02-2011, 11:50
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
put the connector on. The guy who did the installation didn't put the wire in. He left me a coil to route myself, I cut the eire shorter and put the connector on. I'm no technician, my service works and I'm happy.
So does this thing protect from surges or what? There are people saying different things
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28-02-2011, 18:03
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
Yes, it is supposed to protect your kit from surges. Though it isn't your kit. Google "modemsafe" for more info :p
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28-02-2011, 18:18
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
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Originally Posted by craigj2k11
put the connector on. The guy who did the installation didn't put the wire in. He left me a coil to route myself, I cut the eire shorter and put the connector on. I'm no technician, my service works and I'm happy.
So does this thing protect from surges or what? There are people saying different things
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You do not remove the isolator as that is a legal requirement to be fitted, looking at your push on connector it is amazing that you have a good connection and you are not causing noise to ingress onto the local network as the should be no bare braiding showing and push on fittings are nowhere near as good as crimped.
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28-02-2011, 18:27
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Re: whats in the omnibox?
Actually they are screw on fittings. Crimped are better and preferable.
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