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    Default Splitter for satellite cable?

    Is there a splitter or something I can use to hook up my three receivers to the one sat' dish? What I want is the ability to use each box, not at the same time, but without having to remove the cable at the back and putting into another.

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    Would this work? I only want to be able to switch off one receiver which will ideally grant the second or third control of the dish.

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    Ideally what I want is the same functionality as a TV switcher, where you can plug in several devices which can gain control of the TV when requested. But I don't suppose such a device exists.

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    take the safer way out as each tuner needs its own feed or risk something blowing up when 2 boxes might be on with live voltage.

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    You can split a satellite feed, however their is consequences as stated above but also you cant split a transponder.

    For instance,

    If your watching BBC1 on 1 box and try to watch BBC1 on the second box you will get no satellite signal. However you are capable to watching something on a diferent transponder.

    Run a seperate cable. Stops the other half moaning.. (easy life).
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    It's a damn shame no such device exists.

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    I suppose you couild hook up two manually operated A-B switches to do it , in a cascade fashion

    so as follows

    sat dish cable to switch 1 input

    output A to go to the main box 1 (or any of the boxes if you wish)
    output B to go to switch 2 sat input
    switch 2 output A to go to box 2
    switch 2 output B to go to box 3

    when switch 1 goes to box 1 , only box 1 works

    when switch 1 goes to switch 2 , either box 2 or 3 can be selected

    all boxes not connected through to the lnb are inactive

    all boxes can control the dish and lnb when they are fully connected through the switch or switches

    no box can cause issues with voltages or interfere with any other box

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    Thanks for that.

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    Agree with ramjet. The safest way is to use a switch.

    Unfortunately I've never seen a 3 way switch, so you would have to use a couple of A-B switches instead & set them up as ramjet suggests.

    A 3 way splitter should work in theory, providing that the other 2 boxes are turned off fully (disconnected from the mains), as some boxes still supply the LNB even in standby.

    Is it not possible to add a couple more feeds from the LNB?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hadron View Post
    Agree with ramjet. The safest way is to use a switch.

    Unfortunately I've never seen a 3 way switch, so you would have to use a couple of A-B switches instead & set them up as ramjet suggests.

    A 3 way splitter should work in theory, providing that the other 2 boxes are turned off fully (disconnected from the mains), as some boxes still supply the LNB even in standby.

    Is it not possible to add a couple more feeds from the LNB?
    It is possible but that's not really the solution I was looking for. All I want is a switch capable of preventing electrical problems that hands over control of the dish and LNB on request by another device.

 

 

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