Lost Astra 2...LNB problem?

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Hi guys,

Right on time before the second Match of the Day of the season I have probs with Astra 2...grrr.

Have three LNBs (Astra 1, Astra 2 and Hotbird) behind a Disecq switch. Last week I turned the receiver on and had no reception (0% signal quality) on Astra 2. The other two receptions are normally absolutely fine, but the weird thing is that after I have turned onto an Astra 2 channel the other two receptions are also off with 0% signal quality when I switch over. After some faffing around I turned the LNB Power off and back on in the receiver menu, which got me Astra 1 and Hotbird back, but Astra 2 remains black.

However, to further complicate matters, sometimes I turn on Astra 2 and it works perfectly with 90% signal strength! Not only that sometimes I am watching Astra 2, turn over to an Astra 1 channel and when I turn back the signal is gone again. Also, sometimes if I leave Astra 2 on it springs into life after an arbitrary time period.

Any ideas?
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Mark
 
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Hi, check coax connections to and from the DiSEqC switch and the switch itself. Failing that, look at the receiver :)
 
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Could be the receiver, the cable run, the DiseqC switch, or even one or more of the LNBs unfortunately. I presume that everything was previously working OK?
 
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Hi, thanks for the ideas...
Yes, was all working fine previously...also not after any untoward weather, storms or anything like that (although saying that, it did start playing up during a spell of extremely hot weather).
Will have to hope it leaps back into action tonight, will have a look on the roof in daylight.
 
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Hello again chaps...I went up onto the roof today and did a really professional inspection job (i.e I wiggled the connections and made sure they were tight whilst scratching my balls with the other hand). When I came back down I switched on Astra and it worked, and it still works now.

So, fine...but I hope it doesnt conk out again!

PS. A certain feed not working, OK...but has anyone heard of one LNB making the others not work? That was the thing that puzzled me most.
 
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