It looks like my DVB-C receiver was smoked by a thunder, I won't re-pay 200$ for that, so is there a capable electrical repair guy in Beirut who can just test it and see if it's fixable by changing some electrical components?
Also getting a DVB-C receiver from aliexpress is a good solution worst case scenario? I remember getting all the channels by automatic search of German cable settings.
Just head down to Corniche El Mazraa and there are lots of shops in the area that sell receivers that can probably fix them too (or at least point you in the right direction)---if it is fixable, it is probably 20-30K to do the work.
the cable guy told me he will send someone to check the receiver, needless to say the chances he will say ''oh my! it's all burned you need to get a new one for the special price of 180$ instead of 200''
When we had cable here, they were selling the receivers for 120k which are really POS (pretty sure they were bought for a quarter of that). They alway have issues with lightning strikes and other issues and almost without exception, they are fixable. It is a matter of changing a couple of components on the board.and back to working order. It usually takes someone 10 minutes to do the job.

The really inexpensive receivers otoh, have much cheaper components and are less likely to be able to be fixed cost effectively. Yours I think should be able to be fixed without a problem.
The cable guy took my receiver for inspection, he said if it's fixable at a reasonable cost he will fix it or else I will need to get a new one, I hope he will be honest and not prefer to lie so I pay for a new one, in case he says no I will ask him to return the receiver so I will see an electrician myself.
The fact that the surge didn't continue via hdmi to the TV (thanks God) is perhaps a sign that only a small part of the circuit is fried.
Also is there any way to filter the RF cable against surge like we do with electricity?
vegetaleb wroteThe cable guy took my receiver for inspection, he said if it's fixable at a reasonable cost he will fix it or else I will need to get a new one, I hope he will be honest and not prefer to lie so I pay for a new one, in case he says no I will ask him to return the receiver so I will see an electrician myself.
The fact that the surge didn't continue via hdmi to the TV (thanks God) is perhaps a sign that only a small part of the circuit is fried.
Also is there any way to filter the RF cable against surge like we do with electricity?
There are surge detectors that I have seen in the states which also have a spot for coax cables and there are standalone ones. If you don't find anydecent ones here, you should be able to order ones from somewhere. They are relatively common Here is a sample of a standalone one

https://www.amazon.com/TII-Broadband-Cable-Lightning-Protector/dp/B0016AIYU6

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xazbrat wrote
vegetaleb wroteThe cable guy took my receiver for inspection, he said if it's fixable at a reasonable cost he will fix it or else I will need to get a new one, I hope he will be honest and not prefer to lie so I pay for a new one, in case he says no I will ask him to return the receiver so I will see an electrician myself.
The fact that the surge didn't continue via hdmi to the TV (thanks God) is perhaps a sign that only a small part of the circuit is fried.
Also is there any way to filter the RF cable against surge like we do with electricity?
There are surge detectors that I have seen in the states which also have a spot for coax cables and there are standalone ones. If you don't find anydecent ones here, you should be able to order ones from somewhere. They are relatively common Here is a sample of a standalone one

https://www.amazon.com/TII-Broadband-Cable-Lightning-Protector/dp/B0016AIYU6

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Saw on aliexpress for nearly same prices, do you have to ground them or they are standalone?
They might work without ground, but with much less efficiency, and still high chance lightening will burn everything on their path.
E.g. if EMI created high voltage potential on outer shield of coax cable, if you dont have ground, it will just pass through your receiver to null of 220v, burning everything on the path.
nuclearcat wroteThey might work without ground, but with much less efficiency, and still high chance lightening will burn everything on their path.
E.g. if EMI created high voltage potential on outer shield of coax cable, if you dont have ground, it will just pass through your receiver to null of 220v, burning everything on the path.
Thanks God it didn't continue via hdmi to the TV, my uncle loosed his brand new TV from that
So as expected the cable guy said it's not repairable, new receiver is 150$!
Told him to give me back the device so I will try with my own electrician.
So do you know one who can fix it?
It's Percon HD DVB-C
Also if it's really not fixable I will get a V8 Golden from aliexpress for 60$ including delivery, it has all the Mhz and QAD for all ranges of DVB-C, the Percon was set on German kabel something for the channels, so if I can get the settings of this preset I will get the exact same channels
What about actual shops in Lebanon, any you know who sell DVB-C units?

Edit: Gave it to the old tech guy, he won't give me an answer before Monday (yes he's slow because old)
Hi Vegetaleb,

I am a bit surprised that a DVB-C receiver cost around 200$ from the cable guy..you have to be careful if you get one from abroad the firmware from the cable guy of your neighborhood won't apply to it. I have a receiver that has DVB-S/S2 and DVB-C/T and i searched for the channels on DVB-C ie local dish channel i didn't get what i wanted.

I bought from our cable guys a DVB-C it cost me 110$ but in fact it's worth 30USD. He has the firmware on which all the encrypted channels can be opened and they are 290 channels..

One time the receiver won't turn on (my mistake), and fortunately i just recently bought it i asked for warranty so he fixed it with some yelling..

So in my opinion you should be careful in buying from abroad it may not work for the local cable channels..
I guess almost all providers(in lebanon) are using the same algorithm. I bought 1 receiver(90$) for my parents that lives in a different area and it worked like a charm.
My question is I need a CAM card for the encrypted channels ( Some OSN BEIN channels are restricted) but I still can't find any. I'm interested in buying one if somebody do know anything about it
Louis40 wroteHi Vegetaleb,

I am a bit surprised that a DVB-C receiver cost around 200$ from the cable guy..you have to be careful if you get one from abroad the firmware from the cable guy of your neighborhood won't apply to it. I have a receiver that has DVB-S/S2 and DVB-C/T and i searched for the channels on DVB-C ie local dish channel i didn't get what i wanted.

I bought from our cable guys a DVB-C it cost me 110$ but in fact it's worth 30USD. He has the firmware on which all the encrypted channels can be opened and they are 290 channels..

One time the receiver won't turn on (my mistake), and fortunately i just recently bought it i asked for warranty so he fixed it with some yelling..

So in my opinion you should be careful in buying from abroad it may not work for the local cable channels..
There is no f** way I am buying again from this mafia, like you said it's worth 30-60$ and they sell it 150$ (Achrafieh is always more expensive).
I am still waiting for the repair guy in Bourj Hammoud results, if not I am taking the risk of getting the golden V8 model from aliexpress.
The receiver that I had used to work in the mountain but only getting 25 channels over 200.
I think because it's limited by presets on the receiver itself, it has presets like Germany,Finland...the cable guy used to just put the German preset and start the search, no special Mhz and QAD, this receiver doesn't have a broad Mhz search which can explain the lack of channels on the mountain, but the V8 Golden is supposed to scan every single Mhz on all QAD
Old receivers were like you said reprogrammed to special Mhz and QAD (usually 2 or 3) and if you don't know them you wont get them all.
Yours was HD or normal receiver?
Mine is a Gigablue HD Quad bought it from Germany couple of years ago and i am still using it for the DVB-S by getting a Cccam clines and convert those lines to Oscam and boom i have all the encrypted channels oh Hobird and few on Astra such as Canalsat etc.. all are opened.
Regarding the DVB-C on it i am not suing it for the reason i explained above.
When you get the V8 3 Tuners, let me know if it worked for you the DVB-C channels..
Ok finally they will fix my actual dvb-c receiver by changing the whole board, for the same amount as the V8 Golden aka 65$, still better than 150$ ;)
vegetaleb wroteOk finally they will fix my actual dvb-c receiver by changing the whole board, for the same amount as the V8 Golden aka 65$, still better than 150$ ;)
Yeah--and you still end up with a better receiver than the POS that the cable providers overcharge for. Glad it was able to be fixed.
4 days later
Took back my receiver yesterday, it's rocking good, I even think it's getting more channels.
You want a photo of the changed board?
Most probably tuner block (usually shielded)