9x8 multiswitch - options to expand?

[Bagock]

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Hey Everyone,

Is there anything I can add to my current set up to get a 5th lnb added into my 9x8 switch? Any chance of cascading a 4x2 into one of my satellite ports on the 9x8?

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Bag

[homer_™]

As far as I know the only way is to upgrade to a 13X8.

[Terryl]

If the 9x8 is not a cascadable switch, then you can't.(has outputs for another switch)

You would have to upgrade to the switch Homer mentioned.
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Also your receiver has to be Diseqc 1.1 or 2.0 compliant.

[fn59]

I've use this switch before and have added more lnb's to one receiver by adding a 4x1 diseqc switch.
The 9x8 uses ports 1 and 2, with 22khz on or off, so you can have up to 4 lnb's.
All I did was run 2 cables from the output of the 9x8 to a 4x1 switch, then added 2 lnb's to the 4x1.
This let me use 6 lnb's on one of my receivers.

[homer_™]

I've use this switch before and have added more lnb's to one receiver by adding a 4x1 diseqc switch.
The 9x8 uses ports 1 and 2, with 22khz on or off, so you can have up to 4 lnb's.
All I did was run 2 cables from the output of the 9x8 to a 4x1 switch, then added 2 lnb's to the 4x1.
This let me use 6 lnb's on one of my receivers.
I don't see how that would work because each output on a 22hz switch has a different voltage to distinguish polarity. You may be getting reception on two more sats but it would only be one polarity.

[fn59]

I don't see how that would work because each output on a 22hz switch has a different voltage to distinguish polarity. You may be getting reception on two more sats but it would only be one polarity.

Two cables from 4 lnb's to the 9x8 switch. One cable from 2 other lnb's to a 4x1 diseqc (ports 3 and 4), 2 cables from output of 9x8 into ports 1 and 2 of 4x1.
Only had one receiver connected to 6 lnb's. Two other receivers only had 110/119 and 91/82.
This was before N3 came along.

How I had it set up:
110 Diseqc 1 22khz off
119 diseqc 1 22khz on
91 diseqc 2 22khz off
82 diseqc 2 22khz on
97 diseqc 3
101 diseqc 4

[Bagock]

Thanks Fn59,

I'll give it a try and see how it goes.

Bag