Moving my Sky Q feed

[Hamperman]

Hi, I’m sure this is a basic one for many, I want to move where my Sky q feed comes into the house. I’m ok taking the connections off the wire and pulling it out the wall and then drilling a new hole further down and then pushing the cable back through the wall. It’s actually closer to the dish so I then need to cut the cable and re attach the connectors to go back into the sky q box. My question is is there a special tool to strip the cable correctly and can I re use the existing connectors or do I need new ones?
Cheers
Hamperman

[Davetheraver]

They are just f plugs.

Take them off the cable, cut it back to where you want it, and google how to refit them. A Stanley knife, of pair of scissors will work.

Or buy new f plugs for about 10p each

[megaphone]

Depends if the installer has used screw on F cons or crimp/compression F cons. If later you will need to replace with new screw on cons.

Have they used the skinny twin shotgun cable or standard cable?

[Hamperman]

Hi, have they used screw on ones then or not? I don’t want to take this apart and not get it back together as I’ll have no tv until I sort it and the wife and kids will kill me

[tight fart]

No, compression, easy diy change to screw on.

[megaphone]

That is the 'skinny' twin shotgun cable, it is commonly known as WF65, you need to get the correct screw-on F cons.

eg https://www.amazon.co.uk/WF65-Connector-Satellite-...

Edited by megaphone on Friday 12th June 07:38

[Hamperman]

Great, thanks for the reply, will get some ordered.

[megaphone]

Plenty of youtube videos showing how to make off F cons. On Sky Q you need both connections working, if you don't get a signal than one of the connections may be bad, check you don't get any stray strands shorting out the centre pin.

[Hamperman]

Cheers for the tips.

[Hamperman]

Hi, can anyone tell me what size drill bit you need for this size cable?

[bristolracer]

Hamperman said:

Hi, can anyone tell me what size drill bit you need for this size cable?

10mm

Edited by bristolracer on Saturday 13th June 09:45

[Hamperman]

Cheers