Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

[scooterman]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

Cheaper one here:

_http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/F-Type-Satellite-Cable-A-B-Switch-FREE-P-P-UK-SELLER-/190351592624?pt=UK_ConElec_TVAerials_RL&hash=item2 c51d6ccb0

Just ordered a splitter bud ,should be ok if i only use one box at a time ,i will make up a couple of F leads and we are good to go

[marian321]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

at pjmuk:

yes, it will work fine if only one receiver is powered and the other is down. I do the same and it works very well!

[scooterman]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

at pjmuk:

yes, it will work fine if only one receiver is powered and the other is down. I do the same and it works very well!

Got the splitter today seems to work fine i dont notice any loss of signal ,can now switch one box off and one box straight on .
The main reason was to be able to use the Eaglebox for its multi media player that plays any format you throw at it,and the spiderbox for sat general use.

Thanks for the help guys.

[pan1300]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

hi

fyi: I use the loopthrough, never had any problems (always have 1 standby when the other is on). costs nothing ...

[marian321]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

Loopthrough has the same function as a splitter, but some receivers with this function keep their last power (14v or 18v) so that there are sometimes problems with the second receiver.

[pan1300]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

Loopthrough has the same function as a splitter, but some receivers with this function keep their last power (14v or 18v) so that there are sometimes problems with the second receiver.

hi

not sure, but isn't there more chance on signal loss or interference with a splitter (just a feeling)? - if there are problems with loop-through one can always change the boxes (in case they are different).

[pan1300]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

hi

no, it doesn't - theoretically one of the boxes needs to be in standby (less problems).

[vimmers]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

yes but you shall unplug or shut it down the db. cos in standby you still are on the net
and use the cline

[marian321]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

With a switch you can have a very little signal loss and the voltage to your LNB loses ~0,2 V.

[herrr]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

hi

no, it doesn't - theoretically one of the boxes needs to be in standby (less problems).

With some boxes, just like the original box of SK* IT, that's not enough to stop power to LNB: you have to unplug electrical socket

[marian321]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

If a receiver keeps his 18V signal (14V has no effect) even if it is switched off, unpluging electrical socket is the only chance with a switch. But there are not many receiver which do this.

[pan1300]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

hi

or in case this happens with one of the boxes: see my post #21:
if there are problems with loop-through one can always change the boxes (in case they are different).
Ok, won't work with eg the original boxes of SK* IT

[marian321]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

Another problem of signal splitting is the loss of signal quality and lnb voltage from every used element.

My experience are:

10m cable: ~0,05V
Diseqc switch: ~0,2V - 0,3V
Splitter: ~0,2V
cable f-plug: ~0,05V - 0,1V

If you have too many parts (e.g. splitters) in your signal, your lnb-power can go down.

[scooterman]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

hi

not sure, but isn't there more chance on signal loss or interference with a splitter (just a feeling)? - if there are problems with loop-through one can always change the boxes (in case they are different).

loop thru or splitter at the end of the day i think really its the same thing a good quality external splitter might have less loss but needs another patch lead six and half a dozen,anyway splitter seems to work fine.

[marian321]

Re: Can i switch between two receivers on one dish

I have tested a bit with the loopthrough function of my dbox2. The result is that the good old dbox2 disturbs the signal for the second receiver (vertical) even if it is in deep-standby.