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Hi fitzy75

I confirm that the 7010ix does indeed supply power to the LNB, and you *definitely* don't want to connect a floppy power connection to any of those connectors!

Power is generally supplied to the LNB automatically when you tune a channel. If the channel is on a horizontal or circular left transponder then 18V is supplied, otherwise 13V is supplied. Again, this all happens automatically. Extra power connectors are generally only found on cards that need more power than the PCIe/PCI bus might be able to supply. For general operation most cards will work fine without those connectors plugged in, however if you connect a dish motor that is a completely separate situation - you'd certainly need the power connector for that.

In summary, I believe the Kworld tuner should work fine. If it doesn't find channels then I'd be suspicious of other factors (like dish alignment or cable quality) before I suspected the tuner.

mm

<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 835293" data-attributes="member: 82144">Hi fitzy75I confirm that the 7010ix does indeed supply power to the LNB, and you *definitely* don't want to connect a floppy power connection to any of those connectors! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Power is generally supplied to the LNB automatically when you tune a channel. If the channel is on a horizontal or circular left transponder then 18V is supplied, otherwise 13V is supplied. Again, this all happens automatically. Extra power connectors are generally only found on cards that need more power than the PCIe/PCI bus might be able to supply. For general operation most cards will work fine without those connectors plugged in, however if you connect a dish motor that is a completely separate situation - you'd certainly need the power connector for that.In summary, I believe the Kworld tuner should work fine. If it doesn't find channels then I'd be suspicious of other factors (like dish alignment or cable quality) before I suspected the tuner.mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 835293, member: 82144"] Hi fitzy75 I confirm that the 7010ix does indeed supply power to the LNB, and you *definitely* don't want to connect a floppy power connection to any of those connectors! ;) Power is generally supplied to the LNB automatically when you tune a channel. If the channel is on a horizontal or circular left transponder then 18V is supplied, otherwise 13V is supplied. Again, this all happens automatically. Extra power connectors are generally only found on cards that need more power than the PCIe/PCI bus might be able to supply. For general operation most cards will work fine without those connectors plugged in, however if you connect a dish motor that is a completely separate situation - you'd certainly need the power connector for that. In summary, I believe the Kworld tuner should work fine. If it doesn't find channels then I'd be suspicious of other factors (like dish alignment or cable quality) before I suspected the tuner. mm [/QUOTE]