Hi,
if you could help me i'd appreciate it thanks. My electrical knowledge is woeful but i grasp the basics and have tried to give as good an explanation as possible.
Have made up two photos showing my problem and if you know what you are talking about it's a no-brainer i guess.
What i want to do is replace an aging aerial signal booster in the loft. This booster is hard wired into what i believe would be referred to as a fused spur, however i cannot confirm that it is a spur as all i see is the incoming wire. I just suspect that it is as this would probably have been easier at the time it was put in.
In the overview picture you have A + B + C. A is the old booster which needs replacing. B is the cable which supplies power to it, and C is the box which it gets power from.
The next picture is a closeup of the box, C
Wierd, the forum wouldn't let me attach that.
Ok so we have...
1 - Power cable from booster
2 - Live in from house supply
3 - Neutral in from house supply
4 - Live connection to part of doorbell system i think (can be ignored)
5 - Live connection to booster
6 - Neutral connection to booster
7 - Neutral connection to doorbell (can be ignored)
8 - Ground
9 - Again this is just the cable for the doorbell system. The one next to it is cable from the house supply
My question is this - what do i do if i want a new booster which doesn't have such a connection. For e.g. it comes with a plug on the end, and perhaps it's not a standard plug, maybe it's a plug which regulates it to 12 volts or something and therefore is absolutely required in order for the unit to operate.
This is the device i'm looking at - booster
And nowhere does it mention what type of connection it comes with.
Now i was thinking that if i do need a standard 3 pin socket up there to accomodate the new booster then it can't be that difficult to wire a new 3 pin socket into the live and neutral terminals on the box in the roof there can it? My question on that would be do i also need to connect the earth connection to the new 3 pin socket? I guess i would wouldn't i?
How would you pros go about this problem?
Also, why doesn't the existing booster have an earth? Surely it should be earthed shouldn't it?
Thanks in advance guys!
if you could help me i'd appreciate it thanks. My electrical knowledge is woeful but i grasp the basics and have tried to give as good an explanation as possible.
Have made up two photos showing my problem and if you know what you are talking about it's a no-brainer i guess.
What i want to do is replace an aging aerial signal booster in the loft. This booster is hard wired into what i believe would be referred to as a fused spur, however i cannot confirm that it is a spur as all i see is the incoming wire. I just suspect that it is as this would probably have been easier at the time it was put in.
In the overview picture you have A + B + C. A is the old booster which needs replacing. B is the cable which supplies power to it, and C is the box which it gets power from.
The next picture is a closeup of the box, C
Wierd, the forum wouldn't let me attach that.
Ok so we have...
1 - Power cable from booster
2 - Live in from house supply
3 - Neutral in from house supply
4 - Live connection to part of doorbell system i think (can be ignored)
5 - Live connection to booster
6 - Neutral connection to booster
7 - Neutral connection to doorbell (can be ignored)
8 - Ground
9 - Again this is just the cable for the doorbell system. The one next to it is cable from the house supply
My question is this - what do i do if i want a new booster which doesn't have such a connection. For e.g. it comes with a plug on the end, and perhaps it's not a standard plug, maybe it's a plug which regulates it to 12 volts or something and therefore is absolutely required in order for the unit to operate.
This is the device i'm looking at - booster
And nowhere does it mention what type of connection it comes with.
Now i was thinking that if i do need a standard 3 pin socket up there to accomodate the new booster then it can't be that difficult to wire a new 3 pin socket into the live and neutral terminals on the box in the roof there can it? My question on that would be do i also need to connect the earth connection to the new 3 pin socket? I guess i would wouldn't i?
How would you pros go about this problem?
Also, why doesn't the existing booster have an earth? Surely it should be earthed shouldn't it?
Thanks in advance guys!