Brian,
I ordered the amplified Winegard antenna from Camping World, but it's
backordered for a couple of weeks, or so they tell me.
Might I assume that you had to make a filler plate of some sort to cover
the 4" hole from the old one?
Let me know if you need any tips on the piezo ignitor installation. From
the sounds of things, you'll not have any trouble. I'll tell you that it
took me a little bit of thinking to mount the sparking electrode on the
burner. I ended up slightly reaming out the mounting hole in the
bracket, then bending the (long) electrode into nearly a 'U' shape so it
was about 1/8" from the burner. You need to be careful to use 2 pliers
when doing this so you don't break the porcelin insulator, then cut the
wire to length. Although mine is right in the flame and runs red hot, it
doesn't seem to hurt it.
<<Jim>>
brian ganoe wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> The antenna works great. 4 tv stations from the Richmond, VA area are about
> 15 to 35 miles away and they just roll in. There is some flex at the head
> with the antenna extended fully up but not enough to break the seal. It
> does not come all the way down due to a bracket that the original antenna
> rode in during transit. I elected to keep this as it is only about 4 inches
> high and makes a nice cradle for the present antenna to ride in. It also
> allows use of the mid coach vent even when the antenna is down. A sheet
> comes with the antenna that shows how much to cut off the two pieces of
> hardware for your coach. My 73 Safari had a roof that was about 1" thick. I
> am using the amplified version but also have the unamplified head. Winegard
> messed up and sent both; I am waiting to see if I get a call or letter.
> ;~) I just returned from the local Ace Hardware store with a retofit piezo
> kit. Next chore is to fit this to the old Dometic frig. I have followed the
> thread on refrigerators and this one I believe is original and still does
> fine on gas and electric. I think the previous owner used it mainly in the
> electric mode. Good Luck on the antenna job.
>
> .......Brian.......
> 73 Safari
>
> At 01:36 PM 7/29/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Brian,
> > It's more clear to me now, thanks for the clarification.
> >
> >Running through the fridge vent (as I did with the cables from my solar
> >panels) would put the wiring on the wrong side of the trailer. The
> >existing wire goes right through the roof and ends up at an outlet on
> >the wall. As you say, it'll not be possible to route the new coax to
> >that end point, but if I drill the roof near the existing hole (I don't
> >think I can use the original), I can drop right into a closet, then
> >through the cabinets over the kitchen area. Putting a jack on the end of
> >that cabinet puts the connection right where I need it.
> >
> >Thanks again!! <<Jim>>
> >
> >P.S. How's the new antenna work?
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