Isolator? Can i Get Rid??

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  • owen7
    Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 78
    #1

    DM500 Isolator? Can i Get Rid??

    Hi guys,

    I'm wondering if i can do away with the Isolator and just use a 2 way splitter - reason being i've only got enough coax cable to go from the splitter! i did'nt realise you couldnt connect the Isolator and Splitter together without coax doh!

    Like below but no Isolator - feed from wall straight to Splitter then to Modem/Dreambox (thanks for the diagram btw)
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    • batman44
      Senior Member
      • Mar 2009
      • 276
      #2
      Originally posted by owen7
      Hi guys,

      I'm wondering if i can do away with the Isolator and just use a 2 way splitter - reason being i've only got enough coax cable to go from the splitter! i did'nt realise you couldnt connect the Isolator and Splitter together without coax doh!

      Like below but no Isolator - feed from wall straight to Splitter then to Modem/Dreambox (thanks for the diagram btw)
      You could but then you would have no tinternet, the isolator splits the frequencies for tv and internet. If you look on the isolator it will say data seperator.
      Keep calm carry on.

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        • Paulieb
          Newbie
          • Sep 2009
          • 3
          #3
          Originally posted by batman44
          You could but then you would have no tinternet, the isolator splits the frequencies for tv and internet. If you look on the isolator it will say data seperator.

          This is not the case in Herts and beds or London the Isolator only protects your equipment if lighting hits the cable or a power surge, and visa versa protects the network from dodgey user equipment.

          However they used to split the FM signal, but it could be different in batman's area.

          Where are you from?

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            • ss0000
              Top Poster
              • Mar 2009
              • 151
              #4
              With or without isolator = the same feed regardless of using for internet or tv. As paulieb pointed out it is just a precaution to protect from a power surge. My parents house have tv and internet, no isolator installed just a splitter. It is also the same at a mates house. Most probably depends on your area if its more likely to have power surge or struck by lightning.

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                • owen7
                  Member
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 78
                  #5
                  Cheers guys for now confusing me, it don't take much

                  I'll give it a try and see what happens!

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                    • gizmo.1484
                      V.I.P. Member
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 873
                      #6
                      Originally posted by owen7
                      Cheers guys for now confusing me, it don't take much

                      I'll give it a try and see what happens!
                      Just take it off and see what happens then you will know.

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