dish bad

[tcb]

forgive me if this is a dum question, Can the dish itself go bad? it is a direct dish.
It appears to be just a round piece of metal to me. Just wondering due to my other post,

 

[raoul5788]

forgive me if this is a dum question, Can the dish itself go bad? it is a direct dish.
It appears to be just a round piece of metal to me. Just wondering due to my other post,

I have never heard of a dish going bad, but an lnb sure can.

 

[Digital Dude]

Some of the old plastic dishes would experience signal fade after years of exposure to the elements, that's why dishes are steel now.

 

[goaliebob99]

its possible the dish could be slightly bent.. Ive seen it happen, knocking out signal..

 

[HCI]

Directv dishes usually not. I have seen a superdish and a couple of Hughesnet dishes go bad because of a dimple in the dish.

 

[Newshawk]

A dish can go bad, but only from falling off the roof or extreme weather conditions. I heard of one dish that after Hurricane Katrina last year was folded in half like a taco!

 

[keystone]

I've had several bad dishes, especially with DirecTv. Any distortion in the dish can cause the dish to be bad. Usually shipping damage is sufficient to cause dish problems.

 

[srs913]

Yes a dish can go bad, I myself have only seen the superdish go bad though, the superdish can become warped from extreme temps, but keep in mind it is a rare thing.

 

[VIPERS-PIT]

I have 2 extra D* 18 inch dishes 1 AT-9 1 3LNB and 2 E* 18 inch dishes sitting in the garage. Saving parts I guess.