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My Self-Installed Fixed-Dish Multi-LNB System
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<blockquote data-quote="garym71" data-source="post: 466811" data-attributes="member: 262344"><p>The tools I used for the job were:-</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ladder</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Electric Cordless Drill (Hammer Action Type)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Masonry Drill Bits</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ratchet Socket Set</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Open-ended / Ring Spanners</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Screw Drivers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pliers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wire Cutters</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stanley Knife</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hammer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Steel Ruler</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spirit Level (for ensuring the mounting bracket is vertical)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Angle Spirit Level (for setting the initial elevation)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Compass (for setting the initial azimuth)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Protractor (for setting the initial skew on the LNBs)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Satellite Finder (for fine tuning the dish & LNB alignments)</li> </ul><p>5 cables come from the dish, 3 of which go into the DiSEqC switch on the wall (grey box mounted just behind the dish that you can see in the 4th picture) with 1 cable coming back out of it, so there are only 3 cables that actually go along the wall, down the back of the drain pipe (cable tied), and then straight into the house through a hole in the wall near the bottom of the drain pipe. I used a 400mm long, 16mm diameter masonry drill to get through the double skin wall into my living room. This size hole is sufficient enough to allow the three 7mm diameter cables to fit easily through the hole next to each other. I then used silicon sealant around the hole/cable on the outside of the wall to prevent any water ingress into the house.</p><p></p><p>To minimise any potential signal loss, I haven't used any unnecessary wall connector plates or joins in the cable. Single runs of cable come directly from the LNBs & DiSEqC switch, through the hole in the wall and then straight into the back of the satellite receivers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="garym71, post: 466811, member: 262344"] The tools I used for the job were:- [LIST] [*]Ladder [*]Electric Cordless Drill (Hammer Action Type) [*]Masonry Drill Bits [*]Ratchet Socket Set [*]Open-ended / Ring Spanners [*]Screw Drivers [*]Pliers [*]Wire Cutters [*]Stanley Knife [*]Hammer [*]Steel Ruler [*]Spirit Level (for ensuring the mounting bracket is vertical) [*]Angle Spirit Level (for setting the initial elevation) [*]Compass (for setting the initial azimuth) [*]Protractor (for setting the initial skew on the LNBs) [*]Satellite Finder (for fine tuning the dish & LNB alignments)[/LIST]5 cables come from the dish, 3 of which go into the DiSEqC switch on the wall (grey box mounted just behind the dish that you can see in the 4th picture) with 1 cable coming back out of it, so there are only 3 cables that actually go along the wall, down the back of the drain pipe (cable tied), and then straight into the house through a hole in the wall near the bottom of the drain pipe. I used a 400mm long, 16mm diameter masonry drill to get through the double skin wall into my living room. This size hole is sufficient enough to allow the three 7mm diameter cables to fit easily through the hole next to each other. I then used silicon sealant around the hole/cable on the outside of the wall to prevent any water ingress into the house. To minimise any potential signal loss, I haven't used any unnecessary wall connector plates or joins in the cable. Single runs of cable come directly from the LNBs & DiSEqC switch, through the hole in the wall and then straight into the back of the satellite receivers. [/QUOTE]
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