Satellite dish and conservatory

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:10:34 +0000 (UTC), "Lawrence Zarb"
wrote:

|!UPDATE
|!------
|!
|!To date I have:
|!
|!Replaced LNB (twice)
|!Move Satellite dish (although still over the conservatory roof)
|!Replaced Satellite receiver
|!Replaced ALL Cabling
|!
|!Basically All kit and cabling has been replaced.
|!
|!One strange thing though...The cable runs from th dish into the lift
|!where
|!there is a joint. If I connect my now redundant receiver in the loft it
|!works
|!fine!!

Great! You have isolated the fault. to after the loft.
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On Apr 18, 11:34 am, "R. Mark Clayton"
wrote:
"Lawrence Zarb" wrote in message

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UPDATE
------

To date I have:

Replaced LNB (twice)
Move Satellite dish (although still over the conservatory roof)
Replaced Satellite receiver
Replaced ALL Cabling

Basically All kit and cabling has been replaced.

One strange thing though...The cable runs from th dish into the lift
where
there is a joint. If I connect my now redundant receiver in the loft it
works
fine!!

Then you have a wiring fault downstream of that!



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Yes, but ALL the kit and cable has been replaced downstream from the
loft...!

On Apr 18, 11:51 am, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:10:34 +0000 (UTC), "Lawrence Zarb"

wrote:

|!UPDATE
|!------
|!
|!To date I have:
|!
|!Replaced LNB (twice)
|!Move Satellite dish (although still over the conservatory roof)
|!Replaced Satellite receiver
|!Replaced ALL Cabling
|!
|!Basically All kit and cabling has been replaced.
|!
|!One strange thing though...The cable runs from th dish into the lift
|!where
|!there is a joint. If I connect my now redundant receiver in the loft it
|!works
|!fine!!

Great! You have isolated the fault. to after the loft.
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Yes, but ALL the kit and cable has been replaced downstream from the
loft...!

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On Apr 18, 11:34 am, "R. Mark Clayton"
wrote:
"Lawrence Zarb" wrote in message

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UPDATE
------

To date I have:

Replaced LNB (twice)
Move Satellite dish (although still over the conservatory roof)
Replaced Satellite receiver
Replaced ALL Cabling

Basically All kit and cabling has been replaced.

One strange thing though...The cable runs from th dish into the lift
where
there is a joint. If I connect my now redundant receiver in the loft it
works
fine!!

Then you have a wiring fault downstream of that!



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Yes, but ALL the kit and cable has been replaced downstream from the
loft...!


Including the wall plate?

Do you actually know how to fit F-connectors properly?

Have kinked, cut, pierced, or possibly allowed water into the cable?

Have you inserted any sort of filter or surge arrestor in the cable?

Try your redundant receiver (that you now know works) at the end of the run
and work back towards the loft.

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On Apr 18, 11:51 am, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:10:34 +0000 (UTC), "Lawrence Zarb"

wrote:

|!UPDATE
|!------
|!
|!To date I have:
|!
|!Replaced LNB (twice)
|!Move Satellite dish (although still over the conservatory roof)
|!Replaced Satellite receiver
|!Replaced ALL Cabling
|!
|!Basically All kit and cabling has been replaced.
|!
|!One strange thing though...The cable runs from th dish into the lift
|!where
|!there is a joint. If I connect my now redundant receiver in the loft it
|!works
|!fine!!

Great! You have isolated the fault. to after the loft.
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Yes, but ALL the kit and cable has been replaced downstream from the
loft...!

You obviously have a fault in your new cable installation.
Mike.

On 18 Apr 2007 05:06:24 -0700, wrote:

|!On Apr 18, 11:51 am, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:
|! On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:10:34 +0000 (UTC), "Lawrence Zarb"
|!
|! wrote:
|!
|! |!UPDATE
|! |!------
|! |!
|! |!To date I have:
|! |!
|! |!Replaced LNB (twice)
|! |!Move Satellite dish (although still over the conservatory roof)
|! |!Replaced Satellite receiver
|! |!Replaced ALL Cabling
|! |!
|! |!Basically All kit and cabling has been replaced.
|! |!
|! |!One strange thing though...The cable runs from th dish into the lift
|! |!where
|! |!there is a joint. If I connect my now redundant receiver in the loft it
|! |!works
|! |!fine!!
|!
|! Great! You have isolated the fault. to after the loft.

|!Yes, but ALL the kit and cable has been replaced downstream from the
|!loft...!

Then simply move your receiver slowly from the loft to the place you want
to use the TV. Test at every available point, and you have the position
of the problem.

When I was in the RAF as an Air Radar Fitter, I was taught. "There are
three ways of fault finding. Start at the beginning and move slowly to the
end. Start at the end and move slowly to beginning. Say 'its that
^%$&?% again'." The first two are IME the most reliable, and preferable
to the third.
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On Apr 18, 1:00 pm, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:
On 18 Apr 2007 05:06:24 -0700, wrote:

|!On Apr 18, 11:51 am, Dave wrote:

|! On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:10:34 +0000 (UTC), "Lawrence Zarb"
|!|! wrote:

|!
|! |!UPDATE
|! |!------
|! |!
|! |!To date I have:
|! |!
|! |!Replaced LNB (twice)
|! |!MoveSatellitedish (although still over the conservatory roof)
|! |!ReplacedSatellitereceiver
|! |!Replaced ALL Cabling
|! |!
|! |!Basically All kit and cabling has been replaced.
|! |!
|! |!One strange thing though...The cable runs from th dish into the lift
|! |!where
|! |!there is a joint. If I connect my now redundant receiver in the loft it
|! |!works
|! |!fine!!
|!
|! Great! You have isolated the fault. to after the loft.

|!Yes, but ALL the kit and cable has been replaced downstream from the
|!loft...!

Then simply move your receiver slowly from the loft to the place you want
to use the TV. Test at every available point, and you have the position
of the problem.

When I was in the RAF as an Air Radar Fitter, I was taught. "There are
three ways of fault finding. Start at the beginning and move slowly to the
end. Start at the end and move slowly to beginning. Say 'its that
^%$&?% again'." The first two are IME the most reliable, and preferable
to the third.
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How can I do this?, when there is a single cable embeded in the wall
between the loft and the receiver in the lounge. This I have replaced
with a single cable dropped down the chimney!

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This I have replaced
with a single cable dropped down the chimney!

Don't light the coal-fire, or your cable will melt !!!

On 18 Apr 2007 06:23:08 -0700, wrote:

|!On Apr 18, 1:00 pm, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:
|! On 18 Apr 2007 05:06:24 -0700, wrote:
|!
|! |!On Apr 18, 11:51 am, Dave wrote:
|!
|! |! On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:10:34 +0000 (UTC), "Lawrence Zarb"
|! |!|! wrote:
|!
|! |!
|! |! |!UPDATE
|! |! |!------
|! |! |!
|! |! |!To date I have:
|! |! |!
|! |! |!Replaced LNB (twice)
|! |! |!MoveSatellitedish (although still over the conservatory roof)
|! |! |!ReplacedSatellitereceiver
|! |! |!Replaced ALL Cabling
|! |! |!
|! |! |!Basically All kit and cabling has been replaced.
|! |! |!
|! |! |!One strange thing though...The cable runs from th dish into the lift
|! |! |!where
|! |! |!there is a joint. If I connect my now redundant receiver in the loft it
|! |! |!works
|! |! |!fine!!
|! |!
|! |! Great! You have isolated the fault. to after the loft.
|!
|! |!Yes, but ALL the kit and cable has been replaced downstream from the
|! |!loft...!
|!
|! Then simply move your receiver slowly from the loft to the place you want
|! to use the TV. Test at every available point, and you have the position
|! of the problem.
|!
|! When I was in the RAF as an Air Radar Fitter, I was taught. "There are
|! three ways of fault finding. Start at the beginning and move slowly to the
|! end. Start at the end and move slowly to beginning. Say 'its that
|! ^%$&?% again'." The first two are IME the most reliable, and preferable
|! to the third.

|!How can I do this?, when there is a single cable embeded in the wall
|!between the loft and the receiver in the lounge. This I have replaced
|!with a single cable dropped down the chimney!

Well in that case it must be that cable. :-)
Maybe you kinked it somehow. maybe the F connectors are not properly
fitted.
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Lawrence Zarb wrote:

UPDATE
------

To date I have:

Replaced LNB (twice)
Move Satellite dish (although still over the conservatory roof)
Replaced Satellite receiver
Replaced ALL Cabling

Basically All kit and cabling has been replaced.

One strange thing though...The cable runs from th dish into the lift
where there is a joint. If I connect my now redundant receiver in the loft
it works fine!!

Replace the entire run of cabling with one length, no joints.

Or replace the joint connector with an inline amplifier, £6 on eBay.
Search for amplifier in Satellite/ Cable & Freeview Finder.

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