[dvelleco]

Hi guys,

I currently have the following equipment:

3 LNB Dish
Zinwell WB68 multiswitch

2 H20 HD Receivers
1 HR10-250 HD DVR

1 HNS SD DVR
2 Phillips SD Receivers​

In two weeks Directv installers are coming to install a new AT9 5 LNB Dish. Soon after that, I hope to replace one of my H20's and the HR10-250 DVR with two new HR20 DVR's. Unfortunately, I will be one port short on the WB68 6x8 multiswitch.

So, my question is, if I have an old Terk 5x8 multisiwtch, can I split the 2 13V and 2 18V inputs from the dish and feed one set into the Zinwell WB68 and one set into the Terk 5x8? The I could run the older boxes off of the Terk, and the new HD boxes from the Zinwell.

Is this OK to do? If yes, what type of splitters do I need? Any drawbacks, or is there a better way?

Thanks,
Dave

 

[carl6]

There have been several posts of paralleling two WB68's using splitters that were power passing on both legs.

I'm only going to guess, but because the BMS58 is powered, I would think that you can do what you want to do, but use splitters that only pass power on one leg, and put that leg to the Terk, not the Zinwell. Because the Terk is powered, it will lock the 4 lines to the proper voltages and tones, whereas the Zinwell won't - it will only lock based on signalling it gets from the attached receivers. (Does that make sense?).

You want to have wide band - check some of the other threads on these forums for the spec's - not sure exactly what you need in that regard. Maybe 50 Meg to 3 Gig?

Carl

 

[texasbrit]

Yes, you could do this. You will need broadband splitters that pass power on one port, and make sure the four cables from the old multiswitch are attached to the port that passes power. If you don't do this some of your receivers will sometimes not get all the channels.

You can also do this with two WB68s so long as you use broadband splitters that power-pass on BOTH ports. Or you could buy a WB616 if you can find (and afford) one.

 

[rirwin1983]

Yes, you could do this. You will need broadband splitters that pass power on one port, and make sure the four cables from the old multiswitch are attached to the port that passes power. If you don't do this some of your receivers will sometimes not get all the channels.

You can also do this with two WB68s so long as you use broadband splitters that power-pass on BOTH ports. Or you could buy a WB616 if you can find (and afford) one.

solidsignal.com has the wb616

 

[Groundhog45]

I've got a similar situation and I wanted to ask for a clarification. If I'm using dissimular multiswitches, the port from the splitters that does not pass power goes to the WB68? My other multiswitch is a Zinwell 4803 (powered). Thanks.

GH

 

[texasbrit]

I've got a similar situation and I wanted to ask for a clarification. If I'm using dissimular multiswitches, the port from the splitters that does not pass power goes to the WB68? My other multiswitch is a Zinwell 4803 (powered). Thanks.

GH

That's correct. You have to make sure that there is power on each of the cables going to the dish, regardless of what satelllites are being requested. Since the Zinwell is an unpowered multiswitch, it does not provide power on those "input" cables corresponding to transponder sets that are not currently being requested.
Most (hopefully all) powered multiswitches have power all the time on all four "input" cables. I hope the 4803 works this way, if not the setup using splitters will not work.
If you connect the power-passing ports to the WB68, and a receiver on the 4803 requests a particular set of transponders, it will only get them if there is a receiver attached to the WB68 requesting the same transponders. Not good! By connecting the 4803 to the power-passing port, you guarantee that the two multiswitches are always getting all four sets of signals, independent of the particular channel settings of each receiver.
You can also use splitters that pass power on both ports.