Sky Eye broken/intermittent

My Sky eyes in the playroom and bedroom stopped working on New Years
Eve, came back to life on New Years Day, broke again last night and
are working again now.

The red light remains on, do you suppose there is any chance the cold
is affecting it? The cable runs outside from lounge to playroom and
then out again to the bedroom.

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:11:07 -0800 (PST), Ed
wrote:


My Sky eyes in the playroom and bedroom stopped working on New Years
Eve, came back to life on New Years Day, broke again last night and
are working again now.

The red light remains on, do you suppose there is any chance the cold
is affecting it? The cable runs outside from lounge to playroom and
then out again to the bedroom.


I preume you have checked all the connections .Was the red light on
even when it wasn't working .What is the length of the cable run as
there apparently is a max length where it will work ,preumably due to
a voltage drop cos you can get things made by Global to plug in to
boost the 9v
Are the batteries in the remote OK.

On Jan 6, 3:15*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:11:07 -0800 (PST), Ed

wrote:

My Sky eyes in the playroom and bedroom stopped working on New Years
Eve, came back to life on New Years Day, broke again last night and
are working again now.

The red light remains on, do you suppose there is any chance the cold
is affecting it? The cable runs outside from lounge to playroom and
then out again to the bedroom.

I preume you have checked all the connections .Was the red light on
even when it wasn't working .What is the length of the cable run as
there apparently is a max length where it will work ,preumably due to
a voltage drop cos you can get things made by Global *to plug in to
boost the 9v
Are the batteries in the remote OK.

Red light on even when not working. Has worked without incident for
about 4 years. Batteries in remote are fine, the remote works the box
downstairs if you take it down there. I changed the batteries just in
case but it had no effect. The cable run is about 20m, but as I said
it has worked without issue for several years. I'll double check
connections, but I'm surprised the light is on if there is a duff
connection, and nothing has changed in the setup in all that time.

"Ed" wrote in message
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Red light on even when not working. Has worked without incident for
about 4 years. Batteries in remote are fine, the remote works the box
downstairs if you take it down there. I changed the batteries just in
case but it had no effect. The cable run is about 20m, but as I said
it has worked without issue for several years. I'll double check
connections, but I'm surprised the light is on if there is a duff
connection, and nothing has changed in the setup in all that time.

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My connection worked fine for a long time and then suddenly it stopped

service man came out and checked the connections. Discovered a piece had
been put in backwards and for some reason just recently stopped receiving.

mk5000

" The seed of all evil is now sown in their hearts
War killing machine is never gonna stop.
No! No! No! No! No!
This is not the way to go"--where have you gone

Very suspicious if two units go down together, I'd have thought. Sounds like
water in a cable sort of problem.
Brian

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On Jan 6, 3:15 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:11:07 -0800 (PST), Ed

wrote:

My Sky eyes in the playroom and bedroom stopped working on New Years
Eve, came back to life on New Years Day, broke again last night and
are working again now.

The red light remains on, do you suppose there is any chance the cold
is affecting it? The cable runs outside from lounge to playroom and
then out again to the bedroom.

I preume you have checked all the connections .Was the red light on
even when it wasn't working .What is the length of the cable run as
there apparently is a max length where it will work ,preumably due to
a voltage drop cos you can get things made by Global to plug in to
boost the 9v
Are the batteries in the remote OK.

Red light on even when not working. Has worked without incident for
about 4 years. Batteries in remote are fine, the remote works the box
downstairs if you take it down there. I changed the batteries just in
case but it had no effect. The cable run is about 20m, but as I said
it has worked without issue for several years. I'll double check
connections, but I'm surprised the light is on if there is a duff
connection, and nothing has changed in the setup in all that time.

On Jan 6, 4:19*pm, "Brian Gaff" wrote:
Very suspicious if two units go down together, I'd have thought. Sounds like
water in a cable sort of problem.
Brian

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On Jan 6, 3:15 pm, wrote:





On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:11:07 -0800 (PST), Ed

wrote:

My Sky eyes in the playroom and bedroom stopped working on New Years
Eve, came back to life on New Years Day, broke again last night and
are working again now.

The red light remains on, do you suppose there is any chance the cold
is affecting it? The cable runs outside from lounge to playroom and
then out again to the bedroom.

I preume you have checked all the connections .Was the red light on
even when it wasn't working .What is the length of the cable run as
there apparently is a max length where it will work ,preumably due to
a voltage drop cos you can get things made by Global to plug in to
boost the 9v
Are the batteries in the remote OK.

Red light on even when not working. Has worked without incident for
about 4 years. Batteries in remote are fine, the remote works the box
downstairs if you take it down there. I changed the batteries just in
case but it had no effect. The cable run is about 20m, but as I said
it has worked without issue for several years. I'll double check
connections, but I'm surprised the light is on if there is a duff
connection, and nothing has changed in the setup in all that time.- Hide quoted text -

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so could be ice related

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:33:25 -0800 (PST), Ed
wrote:

On Jan 6, 3:15*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:11:07 -0800 (PST), Ed

wrote:

My Sky eyes in the playroom and bedroom stopped working on New Years
Eve, came back to life on New Years Day, broke again last night and
are working again now.

The red light remains on, do you suppose there is any chance the cold
is affecting it? The cable runs outside from lounge to playroom and
then out again to the bedroom.

I preume you have checked all the connections .Was the red light on
even when it wasn't working .What is the length of the cable run as
there apparently is a max length where it will work ,preumably due to
a voltage drop cos you can get things made by Global *to plug in to
boost the 9v
Are the batteries in the remote OK.

Red light on even when not working. Has worked without incident for
about 4 years. Batteries in remote are fine, the remote works the box
downstairs if you take it down there. I changed the batteries just in
case but it had no effect. The cable run is about 20m, but as I said
it has worked without issue for several years. I'll double check
connections, but I'm surprised the light is on if there is a duff
connection, and nothing has changed in the setup in all that time.

Could you run a temp cable indoors just to check it that way ?

On Jan 6, 4:46*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:33:25 -0800 (PST), Ed





wrote:
On Jan 6, 3:15*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:11:07 -0800 (PST), Ed

wrote:

My Sky eyes in the playroom and bedroom stopped working on New Years
Eve, came back to life on New Years Day, broke again last night and
are working again now.

The red light remains on, do you suppose there is any chance the cold
is affecting it? The cable runs outside from lounge to playroom and
then out again to the bedroom.

I preume you have checked all the connections .Was the red light on
even when it wasn't working .What is the length of the cable run as
there apparently is a max length where it will work ,preumably due to
a voltage drop cos you can get things made by Global *to plug in to
boost the 9v
Are the batteries in the remote OK.

Red light on even when not working. Has worked without incident for
about 4 years. Batteries in remote are fine, the remote works the box
downstairs if you take it down there. I changed the batteries just in
case but it had no effect. The cable run is about 20m, but as I said
it has worked without issue for several years. I'll double check
connections, but I'm surprised the light is on if there is a duff
connection, and nothing has changed in the setup in all that time.

Could you run a temp cable indoors just to check it that way ?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I think the fault may lie with the sky box

i went into the installer menu and the RF power was set to OFF,
despite lights showing on the global eye units. I turned it on and now
its working again, but how long that'll last I have no idea

"Ed" wrote in message
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My Sky eyes in the playroom and bedroom stopped working on New Years
Eve, came back to life on New Years Day, broke again last night and
are working again now.

The red light remains on, do you suppose there is any chance the cold
is affecting it? The cable runs outside from lounge to playroom and
then out again to the bedroom.

Sky boxes sometimes need you to 'tell them again' to operate via RF 2. Use
the installer menu
services 4
01
select.

Bill

On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:44:02 -0800 (PST), Ed
wrote:

On Jan 6, 4:46*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:33:25 -0800 (PST), Ed





wrote:
On Jan 6, 3:15*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:11:07 -0800 (PST), Ed

wrote:

My Sky eyes in the playroom and bedroom stopped working on New Years
Eve, came back to life on New Years Day, broke again last night and
are working again now.

The red light remains on, do you suppose there is any chance the cold
is affecting it? The cable runs outside from lounge to playroom and
then out again to the bedroom.

I preume you have checked all the connections .Was the red light on
even when it wasn't working .What is the length of the cable run as
there apparently is a max length where it will work ,preumably due to
a voltage drop cos you can get things made by Global *to plug in to
boost the 9v
Are the batteries in the remote OK.

Red light on even when not working. Has worked without incident for
about 4 years. Batteries in remote are fine, the remote works the box
downstairs if you take it down there. I changed the batteries just in
case but it had no effect. The cable run is about 20m, but as I said
it has worked without issue for several years. I'll double check
connections, but I'm surprised the light is on if there is a duff
connection, and nothing has changed in the setup in all that time.

Could you run a temp cable indoors just to check it that way ?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I think the fault may lie with the sky box

i went into the installer menu and the RF power was set to OFF,
despite lights showing on the global eye units. I turned it on and now
its working again, but how long that'll last I have no idea

Aah.....don't suppose a software update could have caused it .Have you
had the Auto Stand-By thing yet .?