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[nml52]

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Polish the dish and lnb cap with car polish the rain just rolls off.
Works a treat.
nml

[digicon]

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amalgamating tape! expensive, what a rip off, in the past when i had multiple lnbs i used ptfe==polytetrafluorothylene tape, never had a problem, also this product used by plumbers for water joints.
most new lnbs now have waterproof cover.

On a proper install you should use Snap & Seal Waterproof to 2bar f connectors thats what i use on all my motorised jobs no need for any type of amalgi tape

[toby69]

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amalgamating tape! expensive, what a rip off, in the past when i had multiple lnbs i used ptfe==polytetrafluorothylene tape, never had a problem, also this product used by plumbers for water joints.
most new lnbs now have waterproof cover.

[pjmuk]

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Hi Toby,

Not been on here much recently what with Christmas, etc.

From what I've read if the installation isn't properly earth bonded there is a possibility of electric shocks.

There is a long discussion on it here:

_http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1301361

But there is some conflicting info so might be worth reading everything through very carefully before proceeding.

[toby69]

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cheers mate, howya doing,
did you have to do something like that when setting up multiple lnbs on one dish, i remember with the older type lnbs were metal when i started and was always getting small shocks now an then, sometimes it would render the lnb useless, no doubt shorting it.

[pjmuk]

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Hi Toby,

One word of caution. I believe there can be earthing issues running two cables to seperate properties from one LNB.

I will do a bit more research and get back to you.

[toby69]

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yes that one way of looking at it, but most over there just glad to get latest news chs or local news chn, an corrie an all that rubbish, but lot of expats unclear what you can receive via satellite at that position, right on top of nilesat, badr, an most europeon beams, the hardest one to get is 2d beam,28east, bbc chns?

[cannydo]

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How about 2 for rent to pay for the cline or nline you'll need to get it to work. Tele for free cant be bad Toby. hehe

[toby69]

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yes i think i can agree with you there with experence with normal tv splitter,weakens signals to each receiver, looks like quad lnb will have to be the way, one for neighbour,one for myself, two for rent, buy a few beers each week. i presume that is some kind of network euro.

[cannydo]

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Splitters weaken the signal no matter what you do as I siad best bet is another LNB. You'll end up buying splitter then booster be just as cheap buying lnb m8.

[toby69]

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cant do cannydo, he does lots of favour for me, look after property while not there.
euro, only asked about splitter as some time ago, had one on terresterial tv but both tvs on seemed to weakened picture quality

[euroslob]

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while we are on about tips,
a neighbour of mine wants a feed from me, as he not wanting dish, dish would be large 270cm in cyprus cost approx 500/600euros.
has anyone tried them splitters and any good.

What about setting up a network?

[cannydo]

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Get him to buy another LNB for your dish toby quad would be nice that way he gets feed and you can get another box in bedroom. lol

[toby69]

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while we are on about tips,
a neighbour of mine wants a feed from me, as he not wanting dish, dish would be large 270cm in cyprus cost approx 500/600euros.
has anyone tried them splitters and any good.

[euroslob]

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Hi Euro I only started using usals by chance,the guy I brought my spider off I also needed a new motor which he delivered.Was dreading setting up all sats with diseqc when he said try usals, lot simpler and quicker. Cheers...

No problem Happy camper, just remember that if any of the birds give you a weak signal just change your position slightly by even half a minute (05).