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LNB short error

  • 14-01-2010 10:31am
    #1
    Trevord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 955 ✭✭✭


    Brother in law was trying to install a diplexer set up and now his foxsat is not working (LNB short error).

    The LNB is a quad so moved the Foxsat to a connection point in another room but still could get no signal from the dish. (recordings are still viewable so the box itself is not dead)

    Does this mean he has killed the LNB and that it will need to be replaced or has the foxsat gone into some sort of safe mode whereby it is not powering the lnb?

    Would a factory reset on the Foxsat solve the problem ?

    What causes these LNB short errors in the first place ?


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  • #2
    chelseaaremagic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 140 ✭✭chelseaaremagic


    things are not serious your brother in law has joined the coaxial cable to the lnb incorrectly .same happened to me last christmas. the coaxial has a wire mesh sheath around it and a portion of it is touching the copper bit so a reconnect making sure:cool: its pulled away should do it


  • #3
    Rick_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,620 ✭✭✭Rick_


    Based on previous experience, an LNB Short happened when the little copper braids inside the cable were touching the main copper core at the centre of the cable, which they *should never do*!

    Check all of your wiring and make sure that all of your conectors have been put on the cable properly and that nothing is touching the centre core.

    In the picture at the top of this page, it's Part B that should be kept well away from Part D.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_cable


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