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Rickbw@hotmail.com
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Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:11 am Post subject:
Eagle Aspen DTV4X8 Overheating |
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I have an Eagle Aspen Multiswitch issue with my DirectTV HDTV hook up.
Last week I came home to all of TV receivers "searching for signal" (4
receivers with 1 a Samsung HDTV). After lots of trying to figure out
what was wrong I realized the multiswitch was not working. After
unhooking and then resetting everything up, the multiswitch worked for
a short time, but then became very hot and switched off. I figured I
had a bad multiswitch (has been installed for 4 months by Direct Tv
technician). So, I purchased another one. Well tonite after wiring
everything the same as before, I have the same problem with the second
multiswitch.
I have been able to get the multiswitch to work, but only if I do not
connect the two cables which provide the HDTV feed and only leave the
two other cables connected. I realized this when I unhooked the two
HDTV cables and everything worked OK (it seemed by feel that the side
with these two cables were much hotter than the other side, note these
two cables go to 18V/22 KHz and 13V/22 KHz. But, without these two
cables connected I get "searching for satellite" on Direct TV
stations 492 & 494. If I hook them up I get the signal on these
stations, but I then overheat the multiswitch and it turns off. I
have checked the connections outside that enter into my house and they
all seem clean. One other note, last week before I originally had
this issue we had some pretty bad weather in North Carolina, could this
have caused a problem with the LNB?
Any ideas on what could be causing the overheating? |
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Greywolf
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Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
Re: Eagle Aspen DTV4X8 Overheating |
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"Rickbw@hotmail.com" <rickbw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129335080.273364.293330@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | I have an Eagle Aspen Multiswitch issue with my DirectTV HDTV hook up.
Last week I came home to all of TV receivers "searching for signal" (4
receivers with 1 a Samsung HDTV). After lots of trying to figure out
what was wrong I realized the multiswitch was not working. After
unhooking and then resetting everything up, the multiswitch worked for
a short time, but then became very hot and switched off. I figured I
had a bad multiswitch (has been installed for 4 months by Direct Tv
technician). So, I purchased another one. Well tonite after wiring
everything the same as before, I have the same problem with the second
multiswitch.
I have been able to get the multiswitch to work, but only if I do not
connect the two cables which provide the HDTV feed and only leave the
two other cables connected. I realized this when I unhooked the two
HDTV cables and everything worked OK (it seemed by feel that the side
with these two cables were much hotter than the other side, note these
two cables go to 18V/22 KHz and 13V/22 KHz. But, without these two
cables connected I get "searching for satellite" on Direct TV
stations 492 & 494. If I hook them up I get the signal on these
stations, but I then overheat the multiswitch and it turns off. I
have checked the connections outside that enter into my house and they
all seem clean. One other note, last week before I originally had
this issue we had some pretty bad weather in North Carolina, could this
have caused a problem with the LNB?
Any ideas on what could be causing the overheating?
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An overheating multiswitch is usually a sign of a short in a cable. Check
your cables to make sure there isn't continuity between center and shield on
any. Foam dielectric cables can get waterlogged and dirty water can cause
problems so you might want the make sure the resistance between center and
shield is more than a meter will register..
Pat |
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Rickbw@hotmail.com
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Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
Re: Eagle Aspen DTV4X8 Overheating |
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Pat,
Thanks for the advice. Can someone describe (or point to a link) how
to check the coax for continuity? I have a multimeter, but do I check
between the copper wire and what part of the connector (or do I need to
strip the connector and actually check to the shielded braid?
Thanks again.
Greywolf wrote:
| Quote: | "Rickbw@hotmail.com" <rickbw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129335080.273364.293330@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
I have an Eagle Aspen Multiswitch issue with my DirectTV HDTV hook up.
Last week I came home to all of TV receivers "searching for signal" (4
receivers with 1 a Samsung HDTV). After lots of trying to figure out
what was wrong I realized the multiswitch was not working. After
unhooking and then resetting everything up, the multiswitch worked for
a short time, but then became very hot and switched off. I figured I
had a bad multiswitch (has been installed for 4 months by Direct Tv
technician). So, I purchased another one. Well tonite after wiring
everything the same as before, I have the same problem with the second
multiswitch.
I have been able to get the multiswitch to work, but only if I do not
connect the two cables which provide the HDTV feed and only leave the
two other cables connected. I realized this when I unhooked the two
HDTV cables and everything worked OK (it seemed by feel that the side
with these two cables were much hotter than the other side, note these
two cables go to 18V/22 KHz and 13V/22 KHz. But, without these two
cables connected I get "searching for satellite" on Direct TV
stations 492 & 494. If I hook them up I get the signal on these
stations, but I then overheat the multiswitch and it turns off. I
have checked the connections outside that enter into my house and they
all seem clean. One other note, last week before I originally had
this issue we had some pretty bad weather in North Carolina, could this
have caused a problem with the LNB?
Any ideas on what could be causing the overheating?
An overheating multiswitch is usually a sign of a short in a cable. Check
your cables to make sure there isn't continuity between center and shield on
any. Foam dielectric cables can get waterlogged and dirty water can cause
problems so you might want the make sure the resistance between center and
shield is more than a meter will register..
Pat |
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Greywolf
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Sun Oct 16, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
Re: Eagle Aspen DTV4X8 Overheating |
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"Rickbw@hotmail.com" <rickbw@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Pat,
Thanks for the advice. Can someone describe (or point to a link) how
to check the coax for continuity? I have a multimeter, but do I check
between the copper wire and what part of the connector (or do I need to
strip the connector and actually check to the shielded braid?
Thanks again.
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Disconnect both ends of each cable. Check between the copper center wire and
any other metal part of the connector. There should be no continuity between
them.
Pat |
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hard69rock
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Location: Texas
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Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:13 am Post subject:
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Do you have a triple LNB or just a single? A triple LNB does not require a switch as one is built in. A single LNB will overheat an Eagle Aspen switch if it only ha one port or if only one port is connected.
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