switching from a duel lnb to a tripple.

[charlieborg]

Ok this is the problem I'm having. I took down my working duel dish, and put up my new tripple lnb dish, and I THINK IT IS SET UP OK. i HAVE SET UP MANY DISHES BEFORE, JUST NOT A TRIPPLE ONE. Anyway.. i canget all three sats on the reciever(2 Hughes dvr 40's)But I don't get all the channels when i do the siginal test. One will get all of them, then the other will miss the odds on one? I switched cables too to see if it was something in the cable still the same. I do have a 3x4 multi switch in line too. could it be something in the hook up causing this?
OH, and what can i expect to bennifet from having the three lnb dish compared to the duel one?

 

[PSB]

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You guessed it, you have to remove your old 3x4 switch. There are special switches (22KHz tone) for the Phase III dish if needed, but of course it has 4 outputs so I would dump the switch and use the outputs from the Phase III dish.

Time to run some new coax from the dish.

 

[charlieborg]

hey, thanks..I wondered why I would get siginal, then lose it, and not be moving the dish at all! It only happens on the one sat too, the other two work fine.

 

[chaddux]

Ok this is the problem I'm having. I took down my working duel dish, and put up my new tripple lnb dish, and I THINK IT IS SET UP OK. i HAVE SET UP MANY DISHES BEFORE, JUST NOT A TRIPPLE ONE. Anyway.. i canget all three sats on the reciever(2 Hughes dvr 40's)But I don't get all the channels when i do the siginal test. One will get all of them, then the other will miss the odds on one? I switched cables too to see if it was something in the cable still the same. I do have a 3x4 multi switch in line too. could it be something in the hook up causing this?
OH, and what can i expect to bennifet from having the three lnb dish compared to the duel one?

Duel: A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.
Dual: Composed of two usually like or complementary parts.

Gotta love those fighting LNBs.

 

[sman]

So about running extra RG6

Do you really need to run more RG6 from the Sat Dish or can I use a Multiswitch (Like I use now on my Dual LNB setup). Since there is absolutely no way I can get more cable from the dish to my TVs.

 

[VOOMER]

phase III setup and config.

If you cant run the lines to the receivers then you do need at least a 4x4 switch with 4 lines from your dish to the switch then use your current runs to your receivers.

 

[jcWest]

On a related note: I'm looking to upgrade my dual LNB to the triple so I can get HD. My question is: I also have an old Single LNB sitting in my shed, can I use that 'gun' or 'receiver' or whatever the thing is that receives the incoming info from the sat, or do i need to buy a terk sat c kit?

I know I need the combiner, just not sure about spending $30-$40 for a sat c kit if I've got half the kit in my shed.

Thanks

 

[al]

It sounds as though you are referring to the old Para Todo's dish, or the Phase 1, which you connect individual LNBF's for 101/119 and 110. If so, you CANNOT use your existing LNBF for the SAT C (or 110 WL) location, as the LNBF is a special, non-standard one. Do your self a favor, and upgrade to a Phase 3 dish antenna. You will have less chance for problems in the future.

Al

 

[satelliteinstaller]

Do you really need to run more RG6 from the Sat Dish or can I use a Multiswitch (Like I use now on my Dual LNB setup). Since there is absolutely no way I can get more cable from the dish to my TVs.

you have to have all 4 lines from the dish to use a multi switch.So in your case you do not need nor would a new switch work.Just take the old switch out and replace it with grounding blocks.Then run the extra lines from the blocks to the dish.