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Attenuator blows up 2 Freesat boxes
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<blockquote data-quote="joddle" data-source="post: 998348" data-attributes="member: 247983"><p>Agg - and just before Christmas - sitting watching Freesat on my little Manhatten HD then all of a sudden it stops - no apparent reason but no output - box lights up OK and seems to respond to the remote but simply nothing coming out at all. Never mind, I have an old Humax Freesat HD at hand so plug it in and all seems to be up and running again - but a few days later that one to starts to have problems - first bad breakup then total no signal - but after a few seconds then comes up the message "LNB short".</p><p></p><p>I unplug the feed and check - no short there - but then think perhaps the in line adjustable attenuator is shorting - and that indeed was the problem. Attenuator now in the bin.</p><p></p><p>The Manhatten does not do anything but the Humax wants to do something but cannot - it simply can't find a sat signal so I presume the LNB short has done damage to the LNB power feed but before I toss the box in the bin thought I would ask here if this is a reparable thing or is it indeed a dead duck.</p><p></p><p>Luckily I still have 2 of my trusty old Pace 2600 boxes so we won't be without UK TV over Christmas and they don't need the attenuator anyway. Just a shame the Manhatten did not exhibit an LNB short message as that would have prompted me to be more careful before connecting up the Humax!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joddle, post: 998348, member: 247983"] Agg - and just before Christmas - sitting watching Freesat on my little Manhatten HD then all of a sudden it stops - no apparent reason but no output - box lights up OK and seems to respond to the remote but simply nothing coming out at all. Never mind, I have an old Humax Freesat HD at hand so plug it in and all seems to be up and running again - but a few days later that one to starts to have problems - first bad breakup then total no signal - but after a few seconds then comes up the message "LNB short". I unplug the feed and check - no short there - but then think perhaps the in line adjustable attenuator is shorting - and that indeed was the problem. Attenuator now in the bin. The Manhatten does not do anything but the Humax wants to do something but cannot - it simply can't find a sat signal so I presume the LNB short has done damage to the LNB power feed but before I toss the box in the bin thought I would ask here if this is a reparable thing or is it indeed a dead duck. Luckily I still have 2 of my trusty old Pace 2600 boxes so we won't be without UK TV over Christmas and they don't need the attenuator anyway. Just a shame the Manhatten did not exhibit an LNB short message as that would have prompted me to be more careful before connecting up the Humax! [/QUOTE]
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