Grounding Blocks

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Cold Winter

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Sep 22, 2005
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I'm looking at all the connectors on the 75 ohm cable between the LNB and receiver. I count 7 on the dish mast and 3 in the house, for a total of 10! I have a 275' run from the dish mast to the house.

I'd like to delete the grounding block at the dish, and use my all metal DiSEqC switch as a ground point. That would eliminate ( at least ) 2 connectors at the dish ( unless I try that quad instead of single InvaCom LNB you folks are discussing ). I assume everyone puts that switch at the dish???

Am I correct in assuming that grounding blocks merely ground the coax shield ? There is no lightning arrestor function involved here???

Could use some advise on this safety issue.
 
PSB said:
You 'could' use the switch to go to ground but I would do it by the book just to be on the safe side. Just heard of someone who recently did a self install now the receiver is blown. Better safe than sorry......
http://dbsinstall.com/Whatis/Whatisgood-5.htm

Link is good.:hatsoff: . Guess that means these are static discharge units. NOT lightning arresters.:yikes
 
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