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Sky & Freesat fringe reception
Attenuator blows up 2 Freesat boxes
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<blockquote data-quote="joddle" data-source="post: 1009251" data-attributes="member: 247983"><p>It was hanging in a cable stay on a well exposed area (sun all day) but also on a corner where the cable bends round a bit - maybe that weakened the casing which split once it had too much sun:</p><p></p><p>On the plus side, having really confirmed it was water ingress - I decided to get the broken Humax out and took it apart - wiped over all the PCBS then used a hair dryer to ensure there was no possibility of any damp or water left on the tracks - plugged it in and hey presto - works like new again and no arcing <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> Now to see if the other box can be recovered in the same way: Alas the little Manhatten is already in the scrap heap in the sky but maybe that would have been OK too - Ah well - you live and learn eh!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joddle, post: 1009251, member: 247983"] It was hanging in a cable stay on a well exposed area (sun all day) but also on a corner where the cable bends round a bit - maybe that weakened the casing which split once it had too much sun: On the plus side, having really confirmed it was water ingress - I decided to get the broken Humax out and took it apart - wiped over all the PCBS then used a hair dryer to ensure there was no possibility of any damp or water left on the tracks - plugged it in and hey presto - works like new again and no arcing :) Now to see if the other box can be recovered in the same way: Alas the little Manhatten is already in the scrap heap in the sky but maybe that would have been OK too - Ah well - you live and learn eh! [/QUOTE]
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