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Replacing Sky Q LNB with Sky Quad Universal LNB

  • 28-09-2018 12:46pm
    #1
    PETERDGRIFFIN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭


    This may have been answered but I didn’t find it in searches.

    I have a 12 year old Sky installation long since connected to Freesat but the signal has failed and I am presuming the LNB is at fault. The dish is inaccessible and the new LNB seems to have a different mount arrangement.

    I also have a now defunct (installed 18 months ago) sky Q dish and LNB install (much more accessible) which appears to have the same mount as my new Universal LNB.

    Based in South Dublin, if I did a straight swap of LNB (Remove Sky Q, replace with Sky Quad Universal) on the smaller dish would the existing (installed for Sky Q) cabling be adequate and is the dish large enough to get a decent signal to my freesat box?

    Thanks in anticipation

    Peter


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  • #2
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,889 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    The old Sky dish is likely a Mk. 2 or 3 and the newer dish a Mk.4.

    Just a straight swap for the SkyQ LNB, regarding dish size if it worked for SkyQ it'll work for Freesat


  • #3
    PETERDGRIFFIN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭PETERDGRIFFIN


    Thanks Cush

    I’ll go ahead and do the swap. Knowing it should work also means that if it doesn’t I can suspect my Freesat box of being faulty.


  • #4
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,889 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    PETERDGRIFFIN wrote: »
    I’ll go ahead and do the swap. Knowing it should work also means that if it doesn’t I can suspect my Freesat box of being faulty.

    Fault could also be with cabling or connectors.


  • #5
    PETERDGRIFFIN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭PETERDGRIFFIN


    Ok Thanks

    Because I am switching dish I am hoping to have eliminated all faults as far as the box

    The cables I will connect to were last used for Sky Q connection which was working when I ended the contract so I am hoping as they are much more recent they will be OK.

    However I will bear all that in mind before looking to replace the freesat box

    Peter


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