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I've got the two systems that are listed in my signature. The Winegard dish is mounted on the north side of my parking area and the SAMI is mounted on the South side near the rear corner of my house. The Winegard system has been up and running since June of 2000. The SAMi has only been up about 2 years or less.
So here's the problem I have. This Winegard dish/system has NEVER suffered ANY damage from lightning strikes and believe me, in past years I've had some strikes that were VERY close. The whole time it was connected to my GI920 and now to my Openbox and AZBox receivers I have had ZERO problems with lightning.
The SAMI on the other hand has been a freaking lightning rod, for some unknown reason?? That thing has damaged more equipment than I care to count in it's short time up. Last year my new 24" TV got hit TWICE and the first time both receivers connected to that TV lost HDMI ports along with the LAN function on the Elite. I also lost a DMX 741s last year too. This year I've lost TWO DMX 741s LNBFs (second one today) and these two strikes were probably more than a half mile from my house as I didn't see a flash at all?
So after the incident last year I had an Eaton CHSPT2ULTRA Surge trap put on the 200 amp service box that feeds the circuit used by that system. That and I also have a surge protector type receptacle in that location that feeds everything there.
So this brings up the question of how those LNBFs are getting fried? My guess is that it's got to be coming from the receivers or the Vbox X that have a direct line attached to the electronics inside that LNBF, or is it?
Do any of you have ground wires attached to your dishes? Neither of mine do and neither had grounds on them in their previous installs either?
So anyone know how to stop this? These LNBFs aren't that expensive but this makes 3 that have been fried on that one install??
Any suggestions?
So here's the problem I have. This Winegard dish/system has NEVER suffered ANY damage from lightning strikes and believe me, in past years I've had some strikes that were VERY close. The whole time it was connected to my GI920 and now to my Openbox and AZBox receivers I have had ZERO problems with lightning.
The SAMI on the other hand has been a freaking lightning rod, for some unknown reason?? That thing has damaged more equipment than I care to count in it's short time up. Last year my new 24" TV got hit TWICE and the first time both receivers connected to that TV lost HDMI ports along with the LAN function on the Elite. I also lost a DMX 741s last year too. This year I've lost TWO DMX 741s LNBFs (second one today) and these two strikes were probably more than a half mile from my house as I didn't see a flash at all?
So after the incident last year I had an Eaton CHSPT2ULTRA Surge trap put on the 200 amp service box that feeds the circuit used by that system. That and I also have a surge protector type receptacle in that location that feeds everything there.
So this brings up the question of how those LNBFs are getting fried? My guess is that it's got to be coming from the receivers or the Vbox X that have a direct line attached to the electronics inside that LNBF, or is it?
Do any of you have ground wires attached to your dishes? Neither of mine do and neither had grounds on them in their previous installs either?
So anyone know how to stop this? These LNBFs aren't that expensive but this makes 3 that have been fried on that one install??
Any suggestions?
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Bingo. Someone finally came up with the REAL reason to ground your gear.
Noting back to someone that said the LNBF wasn't attached to anything - well, it IS. The feedhorn probe will pick up static and a discharge can fry the beast.
Making sure the dish and the LNBF (via coax shield) are at the same potential is important. Beyond that, the arguments abound!
Usually, more than one "side" is right - depending on where you are.
Me, I live in the #2 lightning strike county in the USA, in the land of Pikes Peak granite. It's almost impossible to drive an 8' rod anywhere - but when that 4'er mashes directly into bedrock, I'd say you're "grounded".
We rarely lose outdoor equipment - even with an extremel lightning hazard.Indoor stuff on the other hand gets hit all the time - in houses that have wiring faults or don't use REAL surge protectors - often daisy-chained. Me, I run UPS behind 3000+ joule surge protectors. The electric company has spent a lot of money on lightning breakers, too - they work quite well.
P.S. Ground blocks are nothing more than a way to connect a wire to the coax shield. Electrically, they are the same as soldering a wire to the shield, but a LOT easier. They are NOT the same as a "lightning protector" which is usually a gas discharge bulb.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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I thought I posted it as I usually have nothing to do but sit at my desk in the morning scrolling the interwebs , but my mom passed away the day before so my mind was mush.I noticed you missed last week's… Much like the SEC Shorts!
College Football Playoff nears agreement on 24-team expansion that could end title games
The College Football Playoff field is about to get much more crowded as the conferences near a deal to double the size of the field to 24 teams starting next year
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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Still the same number of years, just more Sunsets…Wouldn't we then die of old age sooner?
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Hard getting used to the new younger Gibbs, Mark Harmons son had the right look but I understand he didn't want the role.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
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Mark Harmon is coming back as Gibbs in Origins, for the full season. Just saw, Dinozzo too, on NCIS . That will be an interesting writing project.
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Mark Harmon is returning to NCIS: Origins for a season-long arc.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
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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
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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....
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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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
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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.
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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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Can't help but wonder if a worker overlooked checking the harness. I rarely ride a roller coaster anymore but when I do I check the harness myself pretty aggressively.
Can't imagine what the son is going through.
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Can't imagine what the son is going through.
Dad levitated and bled then fell to his death from coaster
Eyewitnesses have shared fresh details of the horrific accident that happened at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday afternoon.
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Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…
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Had no idea there were that many redundancies built into those restraints.Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…
It makes sense, however, I would want more types of restraints, so if one doesn't work, the other does ... the restraints coming over the shoulder I would have expected ... with a Seat belt as last resort.
Fwiw, I inquired with what they use on Coasters at Cedar Point, various Coasters, different restraints according to what the car and track requires ...
NONE of the Coasters at CP use THAT particular system
I'm glad to see ...
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