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I have been thinking about how I am going to install all of the wiring and switches and such for the T90 and have come to the conclusion that it would probably be better to wire each dual LNB into the basement, and put all the switches in the basement.
I would bury the wires in a PVC or ABS pipe to provide protection and would also put a string into the pipe for future wiring and replacements. I know this would mean bringing 16 wires to begin with into the house in 1 pipe, but, it is the only way I can see to avoid a rats nest of wires at the dish. I don't have a table to put it under like Ice has, and my wife is not going to like a mess of wires and switches at the dish.
Will be about 10 feet from dish to house.
What do you think?
I would bury the wires in a PVC or ABS pipe to provide protection and would also put a string into the pipe for future wiring and replacements. I know this would mean bringing 16 wires to begin with into the house in 1 pipe, but, it is the only way I can see to avoid a rats nest of wires at the dish. I don't have a table to put it under like Ice has, and my wife is not going to like a mess of wires and switches at the dish.
Will be about 10 feet from dish to house.
What do you think?
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alternatives
The alternative is some sort of outdoor enclosure, perhaps weather proof (or at least weather resistant).
Or, you might fabricate something which is the logical equivalent to Ice's table.
Perhaps a 1x6 running behind the dish, with the switches on the bottom of it.?
If you do come up with any such plan, it'll save a lot on cable.
In the end, the 10 foot run to the house doesn't sound that bad...
... but get a darned big pipe... or two !
edit: wait a minute!
How many receivers were you going to support in the house?
Four, perhaps?
That'd be four cables from dish to house if the switches were outside...
...something to think about!
The alternative is some sort of outdoor enclosure, perhaps weather proof (or at least weather resistant).
Or, you might fabricate something which is the logical equivalent to Ice's table.
Perhaps a 1x6 running behind the dish, with the switches on the bottom of it.?
If you do come up with any such plan, it'll save a lot on cable.
In the end, the 10 foot run to the house doesn't sound that bad...
... but get a darned big pipe... or two !
edit: wait a minute!
How many receivers were you going to support in the house?
Four, perhaps?
That'd be four cables from dish to house if the switches were outside...
...something to think about!
The alternative is some sort of outdoor enclosure, perhaps weather proof (or at least weather resistant).
Or, you might fabricate something which is the logical equivalent to Ice's table.
Perhaps a 1x6 running behind the dish, with the switches on the bottom of it.?
If you do come up with any such plan, it'll save a lot on cable.
In the end, the 10 foot run to the house doesn't sound that bad...
... but get a darned big pipe... or two !
edit: wait a minute!
How many receivers were you going to support in the house?
Four, perhaps?
That'd be four cables from dish to house if the switches were outside...
...something to think about!
I'm going to start with 3 receivers with the possibility of a forth sometime in the future.
One of the things I was trying to avoid other than a virtual rats nest of wires is exposing the switches to rain, snow, extreme cold and extreme heat. I'd hate to end up with switches full of water like I did with my last switch. I just won an EBay auction for Zinwell 4x4's paid .99 each, but, $10 shipping! so, I want those switches to last! I don't think any sort of outdoor enclosure that will be big enough for 7 switches total would work out very well. I want things to be neatly organized so I can switch things up if need be in the future. With all that wiring and the switches jammed into some sort of enclosure, I think it would be difficult. When they built my house, they ran all the coax wires outside to a house box. Getting the necessary splitters and such is a real cram job! Wanted to avoid that with the T90.
I'm going to leave my motorized up for now so I can at least get 123 and 119, I'll just have to switch cables in the house at the receiver. Don't have any other way to do it right now, and the wire is already there so, why not.
Thanks for the ideas.
16 cables, approx 10 feet each is only 160 feet, give or take so that really isn't much wire. With 8 LNB's I'm sure there is going to be a fair amount of mess to start with. I plan to leave service loops in each wire and use good qulaity connectors and the like.
Another question I had was looking from behind the dish, is the left most LNB the western most satellite? I'm going to have to really take care of which LNB feeds to which switch port and keep track of 22kHz on and off with each LNB. I plan to do what Ice said and run port 1 from 1st multiswitch to the DiSEqC switch port 1 and so on and so forth.
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
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This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
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