Lost Ku via 922

Which of course is about half the channels...

Think I had a close-by lightning hit a few weeks ago, at which point
there was a power outage for several hours (the subwoofer's power
supply was the other casualty...).

Noted that could not get Ku band the following week (digitals). [Still
get the C band side okay, analog and digital, although perhaps the guide
is being a little more flakey than usual lately too...]

Replaced the Ku LNB with a new one. It worked for a little bit (a few
minutes), albeit rather flakily (the signal seemed to fluctuate a bit,
and the picture seemed to go away when the signal strength dipped). But
after about 3 or 4 minutes it went dark altogether again.

I suppose it could be wiring issue, but I would have to guess that
something got cooked inside of the 922.

Any ideas? Can LNBs be fried by such a thing (kind of pricey
diagnostic..)? [Are there fuses inside the 922?]

Have about half a year of C+Ku subs left? Do you think they (NPS) would
transfer them to a new (i.e., different) box?

Thanks...

--Frank

PS Any estimate of typical price to service a 922?

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:14:44 -0600, Frank Malczewski wrote:

> Which of course is about half the channels...
>
> Think I had a close-by lightning hit a few weeks ago, at which point
> there was a power outage for several hours (the subwoofer's power
> supply was the other casualty...).
>
> Noted that could not get Ku band the following week (digitals). [Still
> get the C band side okay, analog and digital, although perhaps the guide
> is being a little more flakey than usual lately too...]
>
> Replaced the Ku LNB with a new one. It worked for a little bit (a few
> minutes), albeit rather flakily (the signal seemed to fluctuate a bit,
> and the picture seemed to go away when the signal strength dipped). But
> after about 3 or 4 minutes it went dark altogether again.
>
> I suppose it could be wiring issue, but I would have to guess that
> something got cooked inside of the 922.
>
> Any ideas? Can LNBs be fried by such a thing (kind of pricey
> diagnostic..)? [Are there fuses inside the 922?]
>
> Have about half a year of C+Ku subs left? Do you think they (NPS) would
> transfer them to a new (i.e., different) box?
>
> Thanks...
>
> --Frank
>
> PS Any estimate of typical price to service a 922?

http://www.atselectronics.com/service2.htm

I'd check the wiring. Even just running a temporary piece of RG6 out to
the dish isn't a bad idea just to isolate the problem.