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Originally Posted by William Eng
The Fortec LNB that came with Sadoun's M1 package has stopped working on my in-laws satellite. I confirmed this by swapping the LNB with my working system.
My question is this. Does the LNB have a limited lifespan? (like a lightbulb)? does it burnout? or this limited to the Fortec brand? |
I've had lnbs last 10-12 years, and keep going, and I"ve had lnbs die after 3 weeks. I think overall they are pretty stable things, and don't usually just burn out, but they can be damaged by static potentials accompanying lightning storms, and power surges, etc. Out of about a dozen or so lnbs I've owned, I've had 1 die completely (the 3 week one), one had a LO freq shift after about 6 years, and one developed a temp related internal oscillation after about 5 years. Other than that, I haven't had many lnb problems. If they last a year, they should last >10 years, unless you have bad storms or power surges.