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Contact Us		Tools for Satellite installation and hobby   Contents Blu-Tack Duct Tape Self Amalgamating tape F Plug Tools Professional Signal Meters DIY Signal meter More DIY meters DTV Digital Terrestrial aerial signal meter Professional Digital meters Compass Masonry drill bit Soldering Iron Solder Kit Solder sucker Soldering iron with stand Electronics Tool Kit complete Multimeter Battery Tester Cable Checker Tools, screwdriver spanners. Krone telephone tool RJ45 crimp tools RJ45 connector plug Pliers Cutters Helping Hands Tweezers Craft knife Mini Vice Superglue Epoxy glue Silicone heatsink compound Silicone grease Blu-Tack Blu-Tack can be used to cover unused LNB outputs and as a temporary waterproofing for outdoor cable joints. Can also be used to waterproof aerial connections inside the plastic housing. Fit a ring of it between plastic wall plug and washer to keep out water and prevent bolt from rusting. A multitude of other uses! 50gm strip. Blu-Tack Handy Pack £1.25 Qty Duct Tape Duct Tape has many uses including sealing gaps, securing cables to floor and wall, temporary repairs and packaging. 50mm wide (2") x 50 metres long. A big roll! Silveror Black DUCT TAPE (GAFFA TAPE) £3.95 Qty Self Amalgamating tape just 2p per inch! Remove plastic backing, stretch it to twice its length and it welds to itself as you bind it. Essential for waterproofing "F" connector joints outside. Good for car radiator hose repairs, too! 10 inch length 20p or full reel £4.95. Typical LNB connection needs 5 inches. Read More Info. (Rubber boots for F connectors available) AMALG2P Self Amalgamating tape £0.02 per inch Inches AMAL10M Self Amalgamating tape 10m roll £4.75 Qty Cable Threader Straws F Plug Tools Save wear on your hands! Hand tool for fitting F plugs to cable £7.95 Qty 'F' Connector Driver. Slotted socket tool for 'F' plugs. Weight (kg): 0.095 Tariff No.: 82055980 Country of Orig: TW Taiwan Thread on handle also assists in fitting plug to cable. The 'F' driver is a versatile tool designed for most television RF cable applications. The socket end helps get the connector into hard-to-reach spaces such as OCTO-LNBs, multi-taps and the back of satellite TV receivers. The threaded end is for 'F' connector insertion for fast and secure connector termination. TL04780 hand tool for fitting F plugs to sockets £8.95 Qty Satellite & Terrestrial Meters for the Professional Installer HORIZON USB PLUS SATELLITE METER £239.95 2009 DIGITAL SATELLITE FINDER HD (IBER SAT.) £344.95 HORIZON HD-S2 SATELLITE METER £359.95 ROVER SDM2 METER £369.95 PROMAX SATHUNTER DIGITAL SAT METER DVB-S/S2 £449.95 GLOBAL GI-OPTISCAN METER £494.95 SATCATCHER DIGIPRO EXCEL-TV £499.95 ROVER S2 DIGITAL SATELLITE METER £494.95 PROMAX MC 577 SPECTRUM ANALYSER £885 ROVER ST-2 COMBINED TV & SAT METER£895 TELEVES FSM100 METER BASIC £1025 PRODIG 3 (AUTOMATIC TV/SAT,TFT MPEG-2 DECODER C.I £1400 TELEVES FSM450 METER 5' ' COLOUR TFT MPEG SPECTRUM £1800 PROMAX TV EXPLORER PRODIG-5 £1850 TV EXPLORER 2 PROMAX £2800 PROMAX TV EXPLORER 2 PLUS £3600 DIGIAIR DB IN LINE TERRESTRIAL METER £169.95 DIGIAIR PRO DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL METER £249.95 HORIZON HD-TM PLUS DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL METER £319.95 ROVER T2 DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL METER £615.00 Qty Satellite meters for the DIY installer SATFINDER meter £7.99 Qty With short, ready-made 'F' lead. You power it from the receiver. Click HERE for more info. Satellite meter for the DIY installer Right-click HERE to download PDF specification. Horizon SATFINDER meter HDSMV2 £239.95 Qty Aerial alignment meter DTV Digital Terrestrial aerial signal meter for Freeview Aerial alignment meter More info. Fringe Freeview & Satellite Meter Combination meter for DIY use. No frills. It simply displays the relative signal strength on an LED bar graph. Provided that you know where you are pointing your aerial or dish, it will help you align for maximum signal. Includes battery, 0.3m cable and instructions. FRI91 FRINGE SAT/UHF TV SIGNAL FINDER £21.45 Qty Satfinder Meter Kit Satfinder Platinum kit Comprising: Meter Leather-look carrying case Compass with lid F-F lead 1.8 metre (approx.) Battery holder for 10 x AA cells Battery connection lead with PP3 plug and F plug. See movie demonstration SATFINDERKIT Satellite signal meter kit £19.95 Qty Include 3 packs of 4xAA battery cells £2.10 More meters for the DIY Installer MAXVIEW B2031 SAT FINDER METER £19.95 TELEVES 7301 INLINE METER £39.95 MANHATTAN DSM-S4 4 SAT METER £109.95 HORIZON USB PLUS SATELLITE METER £239.95 Qty Compass Graduated in degrees from 0 - 360, this compass is a handy instrument for setting the approximate azimuth of your dish (for example 28 degrees east of south). Designed specifically for satellite dish installation. Read how to use your compass HERE COMPASS £7.95 Qty Masonry drill bit   Masonry drill bit measuring 10mm diameter by 400mm in length ----------> Made by Bosch, this high quality drill will bite through brick and mortar with ease. Fits in an "SDS" drill chuck. 13958 DRILL 10x400mm £9.95 Qty   Soldering iron Soldering iron 30 Watt 230 volt 380-00492 Low cost iron suitable for the hobbyist and for small domestic or electrical soldering tasks. This a cheap throw-away item, although it will probably last for years if you use it only for the occasional repair. Spare bits available (one supplied). I recommend you make a stand using a block of wood and a wire coat hanger. Much cheaper than buying one! 380-00492 Soldering iron £5.65 Qty Solder Kit Solder Kit Two lengths of thick and thin solder and desoldering braid. See this page. Solder kit £0.99 Qty Solder reel Omega 63/37 tin/lead, 2% non-rosin Flux, Fast Flow Solder 22swg 500g reel Tin-lead Solder £25.95 Qty Solder sucker Solder sucker £4.95 Qty Soldering Set 4pcs SOLDERING SET FOR THE ELECTRONICS HOBBYIST Complete soldering set includes. Electronic 30W (230V) soldering iron Insulated soldering stand with cleaning sponge Solder Desoldering pump Power supply: 230Vac, 50Hz Lead length: 1.18m S749-939 Soldering Set £9.99 Qty Electronics Tool Kit (12) 12 piece toolkit for the electronics hobbyist A set of tools for the budding electronic hobbyist. Features: 30W electronic soldering iron with spare bit Solder and holder Desoldering pump with Teflon spare nozzle Cross pointed screwdriver and a screwdriver with voltage detector Strong side cutters and snipe nose pliers Universal analogue multimeter featuring 13 measurement ranges, leads and AA 1.5V battery S749-300 12 piece tool kit £16.95 Qty Electronics Tool Kit (20) 20 Piece Electronics Tool Set Ideal for the hobbyist. Supplied in a fabric carrying wallet to keep all your tools together. Set includes:- Soldering iron Desoldering pump 3 x cross-head screwdrivers 3 x flat-head screwdrivers Voltage detector Long nose pliers Craft knife Side cutting pliers Tweezers Set of 6 jewellers screwdrivers Tape measure Wire stripper Solder Wire cutters Insulation tape Extraction tool S710-368 20 piece tool kit £23.95 Qty Multimeter 3.5 digit Multimeter DC voltage 500V AC voltage 500V DC current 10A Resistance 2M Transistor/Diode test range FREE eBook and 1k resistor! Actual apearance may differ from this photograph. 3.5 digit Multimeter £4.99 Qty People who bought the multimeter also bought Crocodile clips or leads with crocodile clips fitted and other items from this page. How to Use a Multimeter eBook to download FREE if you buy our multimeter! Battery Tester Handy battery tester with an easy-to-read analogue display. Measures the batteries under load to accurately indicate their state Suitable for AA/AAA/C/D/button cell and 9V PP3 batteries Dimensions: 110 x 61 x 28mm Weight: 104g S690-393 Universal Battery Tester £2.95 Qty Coaxial cable tester COAXIAL CABLE TESTER Handy for determining which end is which and for testing for short-circuit and open-circuit cables. Coaxial cable checker £12.95 Qty Includes AAA battery and threaded adapter. Torx screwdriver Torx screwdriver for Sky+ Digibox cover screws. (Screwdriver supplied may differ from photo). Torx screwdriver £5.95 Qty Ratchet Ring Spanner Set 5 piece offset ratchet ring spanner set with sizes 6x8, 10x12, 11x13, 14x17, 19x21mm Ideal for one-handed dish assembly, adjustment and mounting. 5 piece offset ratchet ring spanner set £9.95 Qty Ring Spanner Set 3 piece Chrome Vanadium offset ring spanner set with sizes 10, 11, 13mm. Sizes 10mm and 13mm are ideal for dish assembly and mounting. Size 11mm is for "F" connectors. 3 piece offset ring spanner set £4.95 Qty Krone Tool for Phone Connectors Called a "Krone tool" because that's the name of the company which manufactured it originally. (Some people call it incorrectly a "kroning tool"). This tool is for making IDC connections in the standard RJ45 Modular outlets as well as in telephone sockets. For seating telecom and data cables into terminals . Automatically trims excess wires during punchdown action . Suitable for a wide range of terminal blocks, including KRONE and similar . Handle includes wire extractor hook and spudger. No need to strip insulation. Designed for use with solid core (not multistrand) wire. 3-in-1 IDC insertion tool £10.95 Qty RJ45 crimp tool RJ45 standard crimp tool Ideal for crimping RJ45 network connector plugs Ideal for cutting and stripping CAT5E cable RJ45 crimp tool £9.95 Qty RJ45 crimp tool RJ45 deluxe crimp tool Ideal for crimping RJ45 network connector plugs Ideal for cutting and stripping CAT5E cable Comfortable hand grips Finger guards over blades RJ45 crimp tool £13.95 Qty RJ45 Plug  RJ45 plug (may differ slightly from picture). See instructions. RJ45 - 8P8C crimp plug £0.20 Qty Pliers Long-Nose PLIERS, MINI LONG NOSE TL10328 Length: 120mm Jaw Length: 20mm Jaw Opening Max: 25mm Overall Length: 120mm Weight (kg): 0.069 Tariff No.: 82032090 TL10328 long-nose pliers £2.49 Qty Wire Cutters Micro cutters For cropping component wires and copper wire used in electrical circuits. (Not suitable for steel wire). Appearance may vary. Approx. 5" (170mm) in length. 450-00034 Micro cutters £2.95 Qty Wire Cutters Mini side cutters For cropping component wires and copper wire used in electrical circuits. Approx. 4.25" (110mm) in length. 450-00556 Mini side cutters £2.95 Qty Clip Stand + Magnifier "Helping Hands" Ball-jointed crocodile clips on a stand with magnifying lens. Use it to hold small objects or printed circuit boards while you work on them. TL00162 Helping Hands £3.45 Qty Tweezers Needle-point tweezers Stainless steel (antiacid and non-magnetic). Ideal for picking up tiny objects used in jewellery making, dolls' house construction and other hobby work. Also handy for picking fleas out of the cat's fur but no use at all for plucking eyebrows. 390-6930 needle-point tweezers £4.11 Qty Craft Knife Disposable knife - pack of three 390-5722 Craft Knife pack of three £2.40 Qty Mini Vice Mini Vice with 60mm jaw opening. This is a lightweight, hollow diecasting. OK, it's "cheap and cheerful" but it's great for holding things steady and you can clamp it to the kitchen table - remove it when you are finished. Well, what do you expect for the price? 390-6361 Mini Vice £9.95 Qty Superglue Superglue 3g tube £0.69 Qty Epoxy Adhesive Epoxy resin adhesive/filler 28 grammes More information HERE Epoxy resin adhesive/filler £1.95 Qty Thermal compound Silver Sachet of thermal compound labelled "Titan silver grease". Approximately 1 gramme. Heatsink compound sachet £0.49 Qty Read review - click HERE Heatsink Gook Heatsink compound 25g tube £3.50 Qty Silicone Grease Silicone Grease has numerous uses. Read about it here. Clear colourless 50g tube silicone grease £3.99 Qty   Silicone grease only. 10gm economy syringe £1.35 Qty Send this page address - CLICK HERE - to a friend ! Happy Customers - Satellite Finder Meter Dear Martin, I managed to take the LNB off the side of the house and use that one. Once we got to our camp in the Highlands of Scotland it took about 2 minutes to set the dish on the bracket and another 2 to tune it in to the Sky digital satellite. 4 minutes after starting we were watching digital television. The picture in Scotland was just as good as pictures we get in Cheshire. In fact just to prove a point of how good your meter was I increased the signal strength and quality of the home based digital satellite system. For your records the digital dish should be pointed at 34 degrees east from south (28 actual + 6 magnetic variation). The elevation in the Fort William area is 20 degrees. Once again many thanks for the meter which I am sure will be used every time we go away in the caravan. I have also found that it will tune an analogue system which my brother has. Chris Ralston (Note: See our caravan page for more useful stuff!)