Diode fix problem

[Albertz]

Currently have the diofe fix on my F5 box. I took the cables to move the box but now when I plug it back in, the box keeps restarting. When I remove it, it works fine. As soon as the connector touches the box thats when it happens. Could the diode be fried?

[mahrkpat]

More likely signal wire shorting with earthing wire.

[Hadron]

It's more likely that the outer screen is somehow touching the inner wire causing a short circuit.

If the diode itself had gone open or short circuit, then it shoudn't cause any rebooting problems.

I take it that the box doesn't reboot when the LNB is plugged in directly?

[cactikid]

a picture like that fills me with horror,get a proper cable for safety sake,things need a standard for things to work,thinking that box has a 2 pin plug and has no way of earthing if a fault happens,the outer braid of sat cable is there for a reason.

[Albertz]

Thats not the way it was when I bought it, I took the small plastic piece of the was covering the diode.

[cactikid]

if you only took off the wrapping it still shows the person who did it did not know about bare wires and their problems.

[slugworth]

a picture like that fills me with horror,get a proper cable for safety sake,things need a standard for things to work,thinking that box has a 2 pin plug and has no way of earthing if a fault happens,the outer braid of sat cable is there for a reason.

a Kludge if I ever saw one.
The braided shield is shorting the center conductor

[Albertz]

So my best option would be to get new cable and do it myself?

[cactikid]

or is there something else to use,wonder if the fix is on inside of box instead?

yes i see that cable is a diy fix selling on ebay

[Albertz]

Dont think there is anything done to the inside of the box. The missing channels worked straight away when I connected the fix. I will have a go at a new one tonight and see if that makes a difference.

[Hadron]

The LNB F socket inner connector connects straight to the inside of the tuner box, so there's nowhere easy to insert the diode. It has to be done externally.

I suppose the best solution is solder the diode & capacitor inside a small metal box fitted with 2 F sockets.

[digicon]

The Best solution would be to purchase a Better box in the first place and one that does not need a fudged up bodge job like this to work correctly, 'strewth out of all the receivers i have ever owned its these cheap chinese TAT that seem to need to be bodged somewhere to work correctly

Give me strength :-0

[cactikid]

ok m8 tin of lovely spinach on its way to you

[DW190]

ok m8 tin of lovely spinach on its way to you

Popeye eh. Oh and that lovely Olive Oil

[Albertz]

I was unaware that there was a box the could handle the quad lmb's?

I removed the outer wire that was touching the inner part, it stopped the box shorting but the diode must be fried, not picking up the channels now.