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<blockquote data-quote="joddle" data-source="post: 917542" data-attributes="member: 247983">I fitted the attenuator as advised and had a week or more of no problems, but yesterday my daughter was watching Tiny Pop and the break up started again - this time I had the remote in my hand and so quickly checked the SQ and SS which were rapidly changing from very high readings to very low ones - all over a few seconds or so - after less then a minute all returned to normal again. &nbsp;I checked the dish - solid as a rock - dry day and weather clear - no muck or spiders on the lnb - I checked the cables - all fine - receiver seems fine too - I have now tried swapping the lnb connections so each reciver is now using a different output from the LNB so lets see what happens! Also checked for intererence and this time there was nothing running anywhere close to the either the receiver or the dish or anywhere near the cable runs. No kit in the houses either side were on either as the people are all away and the power is off.&nbsp;I think I am coming to the conclusion that this has to be an equipment issue - either the receiver or the LNB is playing up so I am going to swap the Manhatten for the Humax to see if the problem persisits - if it does then I think a new LNB may be called for - which is not such a bad thing as I wanted to swap it for a quattro anyway so I can use a multiwitch.&nbsp; The LNB is an Invacom C120 quad and was changed quite a few years back by one of our respected contributors after failing one very hot summer - Is this failing a &quot;normal&quot; thing&nbsp; - and if so how long do they normally last?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="joddle, post: 917542, member: 247983"] I fitted the attenuator as advised and had a week or more of no problems, but yesterday my daughter was watching Tiny Pop and the break up started again - this time I had the remote in my hand and so quickly checked the SQ and SS which were rapidly changing from very high readings to very low ones - all over a few seconds or so - after less then a minute all returned to normal again. I checked the dish - solid as a rock - dry day and weather clear - no muck or spiders on the lnb - I checked the cables - all fine - receiver seems fine too - I have now tried swapping the lnb connections so each reciver is now using a different output from the LNB so lets see what happens! Also checked for intererence and this time there was nothing running anywhere close to the either the receiver or the dish or anywhere near the cable runs. No kit in the houses either side were on either as the people are all away and the power is off. I think I am coming to the conclusion that this has to be an equipment issue - either the receiver or the LNB is playing up so I am going to swap the Manhatten for the Humax to see if the problem persisits - if it does then I think a new LNB may be called for - which is not such a bad thing as I wanted to swap it for a quattro anyway so I can use a multiwitch. The LNB is an Invacom C120 quad and was changed quite a few years back by one of our respected contributors after failing one very hot summer - Is this failing a "normal" thing - and if so how long do they normally last? [/QUOTE]

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