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Freesat callout. Octo LNB issue with raincover.
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<blockquote data-quote="IbanezSatWorks" data-source="post: 1162908" data-attributes="member: 420675"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p></p><p>Been reading the forum and the help looks really positive. Wondering if anyone can advise. Got called out to a Freesat fault this evening. A Huwell OCTO LNB that used to have Sky but the new owners havn't opted for that and just have 2 TV's running Freesat.</p><p></p><p>Owner of house called and said she had no signal, completely dead, so stuck a meter on it and got about 55 S and 49 Q which was obviously too low. When I got to the LNB , I noticed that the raincover was UP revealing all of the terminals; not a good sign. The dish was a tiny bit wobbly, so got it to lock and for all the fine tuning just couldn't get any above this. She said signal worked fine before this.</p><p></p><p>The second thing I discovered was a join in an outside cable covered with insulation tape, upon inspecting the join, it was brittle, corroded and broke apart very quickly.</p><p></p><p>The LNB is still getting signal, albeit poor; am I right in thinking that the break in the cable, coupled with the fact that the raincover has been up for the best part of a decade, would explain the "weak" signal. Of course I'm going to replace the LNB, but I'm not 100% certain this will boost the percentages? I've never been to a dish callout and seen a raincover up before <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IbanezSatWorks, post: 1162908, member: 420675"] Hi all, Been reading the forum and the help looks really positive. Wondering if anyone can advise. Got called out to a Freesat fault this evening. A Huwell OCTO LNB that used to have Sky but the new owners havn't opted for that and just have 2 TV's running Freesat. Owner of house called and said she had no signal, completely dead, so stuck a meter on it and got about 55 S and 49 Q which was obviously too low. When I got to the LNB , I noticed that the raincover was UP revealing all of the terminals; not a good sign. The dish was a tiny bit wobbly, so got it to lock and for all the fine tuning just couldn't get any above this. She said signal worked fine before this. The second thing I discovered was a join in an outside cable covered with insulation tape, upon inspecting the join, it was brittle, corroded and broke apart very quickly. The LNB is still getting signal, albeit poor; am I right in thinking that the break in the cable, coupled with the fact that the raincover has been up for the best part of a decade, would explain the "weak" signal. Of course I'm going to replace the LNB, but I'm not 100% certain this will boost the percentages? I've never been to a dish callout and seen a raincover up before :D:D:D Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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