[morikaweb]

OK After much looking I could not find a system to deliver cable to more than 16 drops. I need cable to 17 drops + spare. So I designed my own system, but I am not sure of it so can I get someone to look and tell me if it will work? Also would you use different parts?


Note: The bottom of the diagram was cut off, but the 8 way's simply go to my coax patch panel.

 

[egnlsn]

After the amplifier, rather than (2) 2-way splitters, I would use a 3-way splitter. Other than that, if you're going to have 17 outlets, why 3 8-way splitters? I would probably do 18 ports worth of splitters ((1) 2-way and (2) 8-way). From the amp into a DC-12 with the TAP leg going to a 2-way splitter. The THRU (OUT) leg would go to a 2-way splitter then to the 8-ways.


If you do stay with the 3 8-ways, be sure to terminate the unused ports.

 

[sic0048]

Since your outputs will have different DBs (8 only split once after amp and 16 split twice after amp), just be sure to wire your longest RG-6 runs on the higher powered outputs (the first 8 outputs) leave the other 16 outputs for shorter runs.


Personally I would change things a little. Use a two way splitter from the combiner - one output to the modem and one output to a Channel Vison C-0332 1x16 amplified splitter. It boosts the signal to a +1db gain. If you need a couple of extra feeds, then split off one or two of the Channel Vision outputs and use them for some of the shorter feeds. It will be a much cleaner install and I think would still keep the signal strength high enough even on those extra splits.