Do NOT break the end off your HDMI TV cable!
HDMI connectors do break fairly easy, and their is no way to repair them once broken ( they have 19 micro wires in them ) I unfortunately broke the end off while moving the satellite receiver, and the nightmare began! First off their is no way to pull a new wire using the existing cable. Entegra tapes the wire bundles in the wall, and its impossible to pull a wire with a new end through the bundle. With no way to pull the cable, I decided to make a new hole in the cabinet and fish a cable down the wall next to the existing bundle. NOT, Entegra puts foam insulation between the exterior wall and the cabinet wall so punching a hole through the cabinet will only exposes the foam board insulation. That was strike Two. The only solution for running a cable was drilling a hole through the wood under the window, and running the cable behind the window valance. I then ran the cable through the bottom of the upper cabinet to the satellite reciever. Getting the cable to the TV was easy! Getting the cable into the cabinet was a nightmare, and it requires drilling holes in the nice Amish woodwork. The frustrating part was the short cable length in the cabinet, since I found at least 10 feet of excess cable coiled up near the tv. Had II been able to pull some of that excess into the cabinet, I would have never broken the end off.
You have been warned....
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2010 Entegra Aspire
40SKT with a 400HP Cummins ISL
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