Thread: Lightning damage to LNB's and Diseqc

fandtm666 made some good posts explaining the importance and how to earth the shield of the RG6 cable.

Maybe you could search thru his posts.

get household insurance.

if u have it, claim,

Its ok to make a claim but that takes time and its always possible that the Insurers will eventually call 'TIME' and decline to offer coverage or increase the rates to make it untenable.
As you say there is no appearance of damage which direct or near strikes clearly do, it sounds like a static discharge which is obviously equally damaging.
I would suggest they seek out someone who is qualified to check all earthing points on the dish, mounts,cable and maybe install other conductors to draw away this static from their equipement.
Really its 2 choices, spend to eliminate the problem or just keep replacing the damaged equipment.

Thanks to all of you.
Normally I do a search, must have been the headache that i dint do it.

cheers

Why dont you just add a ring terminal connector where your f connector fits to the LNB and just run it down to a copper rod hammered into the ground?

Might be an idea to add another wire to your dish if its made from a conductive material too.

What Godzilla said ( make sure you dish has been earthed separately down to earth via earthing rod )