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Originally Posted by treefrog
I disconnected the the coax from the power inserter that goes to the amp. I then used a multimeter and connected on lead to the center pin on the coax and then the other lead to the metal casing (set the coax to volts..."20" max). There was no read out.
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cable>>inserter>>>>Preamp>>antenna
^^You disconnected here? And checked the cable there?
If so you wouldn't get juice there because the juice comes out of the inserter. I'm asking because that's how I read what you did.
You should disconnect the cable coming from the inserter at the preamp and test the cable there. If nothing then insert another known cable on the inserter output in the attic and test it again.
If you tested the output side of the inserter directly with no cable you likely need a small paper clip to get in the hole deep enough for a reading.
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Originally Posted by treefrog
So I then disconnected the DC-IN (powered) coax from the power inserted and used the same method to test the voltage. Voila! There was a read out (ranged from 18 - 20 volts or so). This tells me the power coax is distributing power, but that current is not flowing out of power inserter at the AMP end. According to Channel Master, this indicates a faulty power inserter.
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So here you tested the power coax going from the outlet to the inserter?