A-B Switch

[Roger Watts]

The big black A - B switches behind our tv's in the living room, and the bedroom, what exactly do they do? is it switching from the roof satellite dish to a outside dish hooked up to the sat in lines ?
i started putting up a out side dish today for the first time, never did get the thing working.

[Roger Watts]

The big black A - B switches behind our tv's in the living room, and the bedroom, what exactly do they do? is it switching from the roof satellite dish to a outside dish hooked up to the sat in lines ?
i started putting up a out side dish today for the first time, never did get the thing working.

[D and J]

That is what I was told.

In our rig, the "B" switch is for our dish on the ground. "A" is for the one wired to the roof, which we don't have (yet!)

If I switch over to "A" on either box, my picture goes "poof" so I guess it is wired correctly.

In the livingroom, the winegard switchbox must be set to "SAT" for that TV. In the bedroom, I had to add a cable from the output of the AB switch to my satelite decoder box then wire from the satelite decoder to the TV

[LindaH]

You are correct.

Think of it this way: The "A" switch is for "Attic" (the satellite TV dish on the roof) and the "B" switch is for "Basement" (the outside satellite connection you'd use for a portable dish).

[Roger Watts]

Thanks for all your help . Put on the extra cable from the back of the A-B switch to the Tv in the bedroom. now it is connected to the dish and I can get a signal. it helps when al the wires are there

[rockintom]

Thanks guys for clearing me up on this matter....saw the A-B switch in the bedroom and thought it meant "after burner" and was afraid to push it!

[Highgturn]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rockintom:
Thanks guys for clearing me up on this matter....saw the A-B switch in the bedroom and thought it meant "after burner" and was afraid to push it! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Your showing your age Tom, we call them "Augmenters" in todays world.

[rockintom]

Thanks Bob for sharing the update in technology terms.

Ain't that like the back 2 barrels of a 4 barrel carburetor??? Now I AM showing my age and of course, my IQ...which hovers nowaday between 14 and 15...

[Highgturn]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rockintom:
Thanks Bob for sharing the update in technology terms.

Ain't that like the back 2 barrels of a 4 barrel carburetor??? Now I AM showing my age and of course, my IQ...which hovers nowaday between 14 and 15... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's the MD 20-20 that's doing it to you. You need to move up to a nice Cabernet Sauvignon, may I suggest "7 Deadly Zins".

[rockintom]

{QUOTE]Originally posted by Highgturn:

It's the MD 20-20 that's doing it to you. You need to move up to a nice Cabernet Sauvignon, may I suggest "7 Deadly Zins". [/QUOTE]

Now who slippin'?? ....you forgot/missed from a previous post....I've graduated to "Oak Leaf" (any flavor will do ). Thank goodness for Wal-Mart. Like they used to say on the "The Jeffersons" "we're movin' on up"!!!

It startles me on how anyone could miss one of my post....just amazing!

[Highgturn]

Is that the $2.39 s&*# that comes in red or white with a synthetic cork? All they charge you for is the bottle. It's a low grade embalming fluid. I guess though, that is a step up from MD. I do recall your mentioning this, I had just forgotten it.

[rockintom]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Highgturn:
Is that the $2.39 s&*# that comes in red or white with a synthetic cork? All they charge you for is the bottle. It's a low grade embalming fluid. I guess though, that is a step up from MD. I do recall your mentioning this, I had just forgotten it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

$2.97 a bottle....thanks to fuel price inflation! It does go down like embalming fluid...a nice finish!

[MakinSmoke]

Back in the day I drank my share of kinds of street wine. The first was Thunderbird and the seoond and my personal favorite was King Cotton Peach. Anybody else try those?

My second ex-wife used to say "so that's what happened to all your brain cells".

[rockintom]

Bet you weren't the "Saint" you are today! Reckon' if we'd been hangin together back then....there's a good chance we'd got into some trouble! Man oh man!