Fortec newbie

[draggon_9]

I have the Fortec Star Mercury II. I have no power to the dish. I bypassed the receiver using the battery pack (dish works fine). I checked and have no voltage from the connector on the back of the unit. My coax checks fine and nothing in between. I'm not sure if the unit is internally fused or not and I really don't want to open it up without a schematic. If I have to I'll hijack the voltage from someplace if it poses no problem. If anyone has had the same problem let me know. I'd hate to have to send this thing back as a last resort. Thanks.

[radiobob]

Did you measure voltage across a piece of coax coming from the LNB connector on the unit, or did you try sticking a probe directly into the F connector?

The reason I ask is...when checking for voltage on the loop-through (aux receiver) connection on my receiver, I made the mistake of sticking one meter probe into the center of the F connector and the other on the shield, but even though the center probe seemed to be making contact, it really wasn't (thus showing 0 VDC). I almost "let the smoke out" of my receiver as a result.

I'm not familiar with the Mercury, but double-check in your installation menus to make sure that LNB power is turned on.

Since you're dealing with two voltages (i.e., 13 & 18V) for LNB polarity selection, it isn't as simple as finding a power source and piping juice down the coax.

If it's not a software issue, there may be a current-limiting resistor in the line which could've opened.

Good luck!

[draggon_9]

You were right, I didn't have enough programing info. Got it now, thanks.

[radiobob]

Glad to help! It always seems to be the little stuff, but there's enough little stuff to keep you hopping!

Happy New Year,
Bob