[mythtv-users] Electrical power in my cable line? Is that bad?

[Larry Sanderson]

Sure - just take a multimeter, set it to DC voltage in the 10V range, 
touch one end of the probe to the metal screw on the coax cable, and 
stick the other end in the 3rd prong (ground) of the outlet you plug 
your computer into.  You should get zero volts if everything is 
properly grounded.

Make the multimeter more sensitive (set it to the 0.1V range) and 
repeat.  If you get zero volts (or close to it) at the most sensitive 
setting, then you should be good to go.

On Thursday 06 September 2007 09:11:13 am Yann Lehmann wrote:
> Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> > Probably OP was looking for a more "diagnostic" method of testing
> > his actual cable line, like with a multimeter or something, rather
> > than having to visually inspect and identify whatever hardware the
> > cableco may have installed.
>
> Yes, indeed.
>
> Yann
>
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