Singapore<\/a> TV for at least 4 years (who the hell does?), so I’m not going to spend money on a digital TV antenna that I was only going to use occasionally, no matter how cheap they were.<\/p>\nWhat was I to do then?<\/p>\n
I had already bought the cable that connected the TV to the building’s antenna outlet. In most cases, having that cable near a window should be enough to receive a signal. Alas, I was only able to receive the digital TV signal when I was touching or standing near the cable (yes, human bodies are great electrical conductors remember).<\/p>\n
Naturally, I needed a different plan. I needed something extremely conductive, yet extremely cheap, or even free. So I asked myself – what did I have around the house that was not needed, yet contained lots of metal and wires? After all, that’s what antennas are isn’t it?<\/p>\n
Then it hit me – power adapters might work.<\/p>\n
Why power adapters? If you think about it, power adapters are step-down transformers that converts high voltage from power outlets (220-240V here in Singapore) into lower voltages suitable for your various devices, and transformers are made of magnets, metals, and lots of copper coils (secondary school physics eh?). And\u00a0I had a few stashed away, remnants of old, unused electronics, so I decided to give it a try.<\/p>\n
Would using power adapters as a digital TV antenna work?\u00a0Well, check out\u00a0the video and find out!<\/p>\n
Or, Spoilers – It does work.<\/p>\n
Just ‘connect’ the power adapter to the TV’s antenna port and it should voila!<\/p>\n
Do NOT plug the adapter into a power socket. The power adapter is now your antenna, feel free to try out different positions to get the best reception. Mine worked when it was near the window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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