There is only the v hookup. The h is capped off. The dish was out a little bit but I think I got it better now but still no horizontal.
hrmm yea that is weird, when u go into the menu on ur reciever do you have your polarity set to auto? and lnb Freq set at 5150?
Yup. My dad has the same problem at home. Only the verticals. It’s a titanium pll at his house and it was the same here until it blew. Now it’s this goldie cheap one. But there must be more to it. I’m at 42 on the focal point. I’m at 30 or so degrees turned.
How does it specify on how to internally switch polarity's, by 13 or 18 volts DC ?? Or by 22 KHz on/off ??
13 volts DC equals vertical transponders, 18 volts DC equal horizontal transponders....You may have too low of a voltage drop out at the LNB that is out of spec, if the DC voltage is too low then all you will get is the vertical channels.
What type coax are you using and how long a run?
Last edited by Terryl; 07-11-2020 at 10:55 PM.
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So get this. I changed the frequency from 5150 to 5750 and I get all the horizontal transponders but none on the vertical. I put it back to 5150 and only the verticals work. It must be the way the Freesat works. I’m going to see if I can add a satellite and then scan. Unless you have another idea?
The run at the lake is pretty long but at my dads it’s maybe 40’. Both satellites have the same problem.
I'd set it to a horizontal channel then go check the DC voltage out at the LNB's input, if under 17 volts DC you have found your problem, most DC switching LNB's have a 2 volt switching window, (horizontal =18 volts DC +- 1 volt) if it cant get above 16.9 volts DC it wont switch to horizontal.
And changing the LO frequency is not a good way to design an LNB as most satellite settings only have the one LO setting, unless its a universal or a dual band.(C and Ku)
The reason I'm asking about the coax is if the coax has a copper coated steel core it could be corroded/rusted somewhere along the line, this would cause a higher then normal voltage drop, I use coax with a pure copper center, less chance of a rust problem.
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It’s outdoor rg6 and it’s in a conduit with outdoor connectors. If I set it to 5750 is it going to blow the lnb? It’s a cheap lnb and I really don’t care. But at my dads house, it’s a short run and the same cable and connectors and it’s never worked on horizontal.
I just looked the lnb box and it has a low of 5150 and a high of 5750.
So I created a second satellite For the horizontal transponders and the channels are all working perfectly. Don’t ask me why 5750 is working with the horizontal transponders. My dad has the same Freesat V8 Super at home. I’ll try the same thing when I get to his house this week.
DC two things. You channel is probably the high voltage and the drop on the 100 foot run is to much and it will not get the high voltage polarity.
On the other thing that you were blowing LNB's was that at Dads or another location? If at another location then maybe the LNB's are getting fried by the STB with the output voltage being to high? Just a thought.
If anything I’m thinking the voltage was too low. The long run and the storms out here seem to be frequent. My buddy lost his bell lnb last year when I lost this lnb. The one with the short run has been great with no blown lnb’s but no horizontal either.
OK.... RG-6 but is it the copper coated steel center conductor or the good stuff with the pure copper center?
Another over looked factor is the shield, the cheap stuff has a higher DC loss the the quad shielded stuff, I would as a test use RG-6 quad with a pure copper center rated out to 3 GHz, just run it on the ground (or however) as a tryout, this to see if the coax may or may not be the problem.
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