lnbf questions

[mantooth]

if i indeed have a faulty lnb why would it work at different locations. eg, not working at my house, works at brothers house 100km away, why???

i would like to officially "clear the air"...my lnb did not work at my house or my bro's house or my dad's house. i tried my receiver and i tried all of theirs...same problem, no odd transponders. i eventually bought a new lnb...problem solved. upon further inspection of my old lnb, i noticed a lot of weathering on the lense. i decided that it needs to be clear(because the new lnb was transparent) while mine was white due to age and not letting light or anything through. i used sandpaper and got my old one clear again and it works! so what i learned is that check the LENSE on the lnb and make certain that it is "see through" good luck to all

[RJBerube]

You don't mention if you're testing the LNBF with the same or different receiver. Or if your dish got pushed around by wind/weather etc.

If the problem doesn't "follow" the LNBF from one location to the next, then odds are it's the cabling and/or connector(s) - usually corrosion, water-logged cable (yes, it can happen!), broken cable, etc. - followed next by antenna aim and possibly the receiver itself.

Quick test is to run a temporary RG-6 between your dish/LNB and your receiver.

Next best (but more work) is to bring all of your bits (LNBF & receiver + temporary RG-6 cable) to your brother's place - test everything - if it all works there, then it is your cabling and/or dish aim.

Good luck...

[RJBerube]

Just spotted your older thread...

One frustrating :mad: possibility - a single strand (which can be almost invisible) of the outer cable braid/shield sometimes is not cut and ends up imtermittently touching the solid center core (the hairline short the other user alluded to) - unthread ALL of your connections and examine the inside of the cable connector with strong light and/or magnifier.

Check any splitter or ground blocks for corrosion also. Use of a thin coat of an electrical joint compound (example: Ideal's "NoAlox) at all threaded connections will help.

I've personally been the victim of that silly strand problem... :R