Wrong Cables for Dish

[Dapo]

Hi Guys,

Newbie here needs help.

I have a quad LNB and it previously had two feeds leaving it into my Sky+

I have bought a new TV with inbuilt Freesat and decided to use the two remaining slots on the LNB, one for my Freesat and one for another sky box in my kids room.

I bought a new twin cable and ran it from the LNB but now the two new cables are not giving any signal!

what have I done wrong? Is it possible to buy the wrong cable? The other cables are outputting Sky signals as normal.

Could have added the f connectors wrong? I just screwed them on.

This is the cable I bought: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CAPF2100B.html

Please help. Thanks

 

[satelliteman]

Welcome,

Cables fine - Most probably a cable connection problem. Swap the feeds with the others ports on the LNb to see.

 

[Robbo]

The cable should have worked OK. How long is the cable run?

What do you mean by 'just screwed them on'?

You have to bare some of the outer back. There's a guide on here by rolf somewhere.


edit:-

heres a piccie posted by satelliteman.

http://www.satellites.co.uk/satelli...ion-f-connectors-theyre-brill.html#post776009

Do that, and then screw them on. Make sure there is no braid touching the inner.

 

[satelliteman]

here

Same principle.

 

[Dapo]

I basically did what is shown in those pixs.

I may revisit them and see if I have any braid touching the inner

should the inner protrude well past the f connector?


I will also try swapping around the feeds to see if it is just the LNB ports.

I'll let you know how I get on, will be trying again this Saturday.

 

[Robbo]

I basically did what is shown in those pixs.

I may revisit them and see if I have any braid touching the inner

should the inner protrude well past the f connector?


I will also try swapping around the feeds to see if it is just the LNB ports.

I'll let you know how I get on, will be trying again this Saturday.

2 or 3mm protusion roughly.

 

[Dapo]

Robbo,

Thanks.

I have not had the time to fix my dish but plan to this week.

will be back with feedback.