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RK · Guest

After 15 years of owning a BUD my LNB finally got zapped by
lightning. I don't want to take any chances with the new LNB,
so have been looking at some small inline coax surge suppressors
that connect directly to the LNB at
http://www.starlink-dss.com/mini-surge.htm and
http://www.skyvision.com/store/mi3000105.html
The Skyvision unit and one of the Starlink units look identical,
except for a large price difference. Does anyone have any
experience or advice regarding this type of device? I can't seem
to find much info online. Thanks for any help!

w_tom · Guest

A protector is nothing more than part of a connection to
earth ground. And yet somehow that protector is going to stop
what three miles of sky could not? Yes, they are promoting a
myth.

Your cable must carry a radio frequency into the receiver.
Destructive transients are also RF frequencies. How does that
protector know which RF electricity to stop and which to
permit? Well, to sell this product, manufacturer must provide
no numbers - much as political pundits promote propaganda.
With so many political liars, why do you not doubt immediately
when they don't provide reasons why - and especially the
numbers. Would the word scam apply here?

First learn about effective protection. That has been
posted so many times previously that we need not provide
details - and the numbers - here. Instead read facts
(especially the most critical component in protection - earth
ground) in a discussion entitled:
"Sky Coax Cable Protectors" on 25 Aug 2005 in the newgroup
uk.tech.tv.sky at
http://tinyurl.com/e2yot or
the newsgroup alt.satellite.direcpc on 20 Nov 2000 entitled
"Installation question, grounding the satellite" at
http://tinyurl.com/2pf85

The bigger picture - how to protect everything including the
receiver, is in the newsgroups
rec.video.satellite.dbs entitled "Another Reciever dies" on
18 Jun 2004 at
http://tinyurl.com/4kfmj

The minute a protector claims to "stop surge", well, even
three miles of sky could not do what that silly little part
claims to accomplish. You should see right through that
claim.

RK wrote:

ric · Guest

w_tom wrote:

w_tom · Guest

Recently kony and Floyd Davidson, two responsible posters,
were having a technical discussion. Immediately ric started
attacking Floyd Davidson without posting a single technical
fact of why. ric posts short to attack the messenger. A
longer post would expose his no basic technical knowledge. He
must attack the messenger. Be forewarned of posters like ric
who cannot challenge technical facts and who instead attacks
the poster. Notice he again cannot dispute previously cited
professional citations.

Posted previously are technical citations that demonstrate
earthing as essential to electronic protection. Ask ric why
this is wrong. He does not know why. He just knows.
Technically informed posters usually just ignore his insults.

ric wrote:

ric · Guest

w_tom wrote:

Bryan · Guest

I know Starlink-dss, that's where I do most of my shopping. The huge price
difference is Starlink is basically wholesale to the public, they told me
they don't pay for expensive advertising or magazines, and the savings gets
passed on to the consumer. You might add a ground block to a ground rod, if
you don't all ready have one. http://www.starlink-dss.com/GroundBlocks.htm
I'm not going to argue anything for against a surge protector, I just think
of it like a power surge protector, if it can stop some in the miles of
power lines from spiking into my equipment... But I suppose this product
will protect a receiver, not an lnb. A ground block at the dish should help
with lightning, but I'm guess not anything will help a direct or maybe even
a near hit.

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