bigenner Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Does anyone know a way to test the lnb for satellite. It may of gone bad. Other then putting a new one on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1Gre Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Check with a current meter that it is drawing DC current from the power supply. The approx number of milliamps will be given by the manufacturer. Badly made or corroded F type connections are the most probable cause of faults. Remember that the centre pin of the F connector plug should stick out about 2mm, proud of the surrounding threaded ring.Use a satellite finder power meter. If you point the LNB up at clear sky (outer space) then the noise temperature contribution from the surroundings will be negligible, so the meter reading will correspond to the noise temperature of the LNB, say 100K (K means degrees Kelvin, above the 0 K absolute zero temperature). If you then point the LNB at your hand or towards the ground, which is at a temperature of approx 300K then the noise power reading on the meter should go up, corresponding to approx 400K (100K +300K).Note that LNBs may fail on one polarisation or on one frequency band and that the failure mode may only occur at certain temperatures.If you choose to try a replacement LNB in a VSAT system check the transmit reject filter and supply voltage - you don't want to be one of those people who keeps blowing up LNBs trying to find a good one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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