Wet LNB

[toby69]

Re: Wet LNB

i pressume, using this cheap plastic cover for protection from rain, as besit seems located in st petersburg, in the russian federation, would also help with the heavy snow they receive!!!
has this been tested.

[findeciclo]

Re: Wet LNB

i pressume, using this cheap plastic cover for protection from rain, as besit seems located in st petersburg, in the russian federation, would also help with the heavy snow they receive!!!
has this been tested.

My friend, that is a different problem. Snow not only affects to LNB, the problem is for the dish too. A snow day my dish was completely covered and I had to throw a bucket of hot water over the dish.
Best regards.

[microchick]

Re: Wet LNB

hi

I never used tape or anything else ; installation for approx. 5 years now ; only on heavy rain sometimes get 'no signal' (= 2-3 times for half an hour a year) ; must say probably more rain in the uk than on the belgian coast.

So with good equipment and proper installation should it be fine ...

The tape is really expensive. It costs £9.99 from maplin just for a small roll. I bought it and then I thought that I can do without it so saved the receipt and took it back the next week and got my money back. People usually use petroleum jelly to water proof the F connectors.

[Mobley3]

Re: Wet LNB

The tape is really expensive. It costs £9.99 from maplin just for a small roll. I bought it and then I thought that I can do without it so saved the receipt and took it back the next week and got my money back. People usually use petroleum jelly to water proof the F connectors.

You need to check around for prices, I am not surprised by that price, always have thought maplins expensive but thought it was just in Ireland. A 5 Mtr roll costs a fiver from sat superstore.

Regards Mobley3

[scooterman]

Re: Wet LNB

Another way to make the rain cover is with an old motorcycle helmet visor,a piece of flat metal bent up at each end to bolt visor on .
Adjust visor back and forward for desired angle so visor does'nt get in way of dish signal but still stops rain getting on lnb face.
The only thing is these structures are caught by the wind and whip lnb arm a bit so really not worth it unless it rains every day.

Stopping snow getting on the lnb would be great as long as it does'nt build up weight for wind to catch.

[microchick]

Re: Wet LNB

I would not cover the LNB with anything which is making the snow to build. It not only stops the signal but also makes the dish heavier. If Dish is heavy it can slightly loose the arc and the signal will get low anyway. A heavy dish is also not good for health and safety reason. It can affect the wall/pole mount. I would prefer to have no signal in snow for a couple of hours than to have no satellite dish for a couple of week and someone is injured with the dish falling down.

[findeciclo]

Re: Wet LNB

I would not cover the LNB with anything which is making the snow to build. It not only stops the signal but also makes the dish heavier. If Dish is heavy it can slightly loose the arc and the signal will get low anyway. A heavy dish is also not good for health and safety reason. It can affect the wall/pole mount. I would prefer to have no signal in snow for a couple of hours than to have no satellite dish for a couple of week and someone is injured with the dish falling down.

I agree with you at all. The best for snow weather is waiting or hot water. No more. Another solutions make dish heavier with danger or injuries.
Best regards.

[mirny]

Re: Wet LNB

hot water is the best ?
and what about that people with broken limbs under your window

[Mobley3]

Re: Wet LNB

Snow on the body of an Lnb should not really be a problem, and in some cases may even improve the signal as a cooler Lnb will be more stable. Some people use dry-ice and various other means to gain the last ounce of signal in trying to obtain a picture. If the feedhorn and the dish face are free of snow then I think I would leave it alone, I would be inclined to use a spray such as the ones supplied for clearing car windscreens, but then I suppose this could work out expensive for someone in a country that get's a lot more snow than we do in Ireland.

Regards Mobley3

[toby69]

Re: Wet LNB

you could if you wish do this, but not much viewing!!

[Mobley3]

Re: Wet LNB

I think if I had to do this to protect the installation then I would invest in one of the clamshell motorized dishes designed for boats. Expensive and also awkward to install on a vertical surface but at least you would not have to climb up to unwrap it every time

Regards Mobley

[besit]

Re: Wet LNB

My setup is hanging on the private house wall for a year.
With covers over LNB I almost forget about signal loss.
The snow is not a problem for it doesn't lay on these covers for a long time - it's blowed by wind.
Water inside F-connector is a problem to discuss in another post - _http://www.satlover.eu/forum/satellite-hardware/42921-how-to-join-a-f-connector-with-a-sat-cable.html
These covers are ONLY supposed to fight water on LNB's surface.
You may use it or not, I'd be happy if this solution helps someone.

[gcms]

Re: Wet LNB

if the dish size is small then it is not affected by wind or snow and it not become heavy with a snow or wind to fall down upon some one these r happened always in large size dish and covering the dish with plastic or any thing make signals weak . leave the dish and lnbs as it is beacuse the company launch any product in the market that they solve and protect them because and thinking all about from each angels thanks and regards

[juekra]

Re: Wet LNB

I think water in the connectors can be a problem of very heavy rain of snow

[findeciclo]

Re: Wet LNB

hot water is the best ?
and what about that people with broken limbs under your window

Hot water to break the ice, it all depends on what you have under your window. In my case there is a courtyard where nobody passes below.
Best regards.