Fibo Owners Club



+ Reply to Thread
Showing results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Feedhorn Housing Cover/Lens

  1. #1
    Member Zorch's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-08-2007
    Location
    Staffordshire UK
    Posts
    5
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    My System: Technomate 7755 2VA 2CI Fibo 1.2m x 1.35m Gregorian Prime Focus (30 Degrees West To 57 Degrees East) Aston DS 200 Interface Dragon Cam (3.01) Dragon Loader Card (16F84A) Diablo Light Cam (Rev 2.2) Cas 2 Interface (CIS 8.3) Phoenix Infin

    Feedhorn Housing Cover/Lens

    Hi,

    I am changing the original feedhorn on my Fibo 1.20m x 1.35m Gregorian Prime Focus dish and I am putting on the Invacom adjustable feedhorn but I have noticed that I also need a new cover/lens on the feedhorn housing as mine has warped due to deterioration from the sun after 13 years of service.

    I cannot find anyone anywhere who stocks the cover/lens, so, does anyone here know where I can get this piece of kit from or provide a link to a seller?

    Thanks,
    Zorch

  2. #2
    Specialist Contributor CROSSBONES's Avatar
    Join Date
    23-07-2005
    Location
    S.Wales
    Posts
    1753
    Thanks
    194
    Thanked 81 Times in 66 Posts

    My System: 1.2M, & 55cm Gregorian Dish`s, 1.8m Precision dish Jaeger 1224 H-H motor.Dreambox 800, Vbox-II. SS2 Card.
    You will find it difficult to source parts for your off set dish.

    Why do you want to change the feed?

  3. #3
    Member Zorch's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-08-2007
    Location
    Staffordshire UK
    Posts
    5
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    My System: Technomate 7755 2VA 2CI Fibo 1.2m x 1.35m Gregorian Prime Focus (30 Degrees West To 57 Degrees East) Aston DS 200 Interface Dragon Cam (3.01) Dragon Loader Card (16F84A) Diablo Light Cam (Rev 2.2) Cas 2 Interface (CIS 8.3) Phoenix Infin
    Hi crossbones,

    I am just upgrading, I have read several reports that the Invacom adjustable feedhorn can potentially gain a small, but fairly significant, amount of signal quality to enhance weak satellite signals.

    I read that the 'shinyer (dodgy spelling) the better' and the original feedhorn on my Fibo is very matt cast alloy and the only way to find out is to experiment, isn't it? It is always a reversible process.

    Anyway, the question I am asking is if anyone knows where can I find a replacement cover/lens for the feedhorn housing?

    Thanks for any replies and suggestions.

    Thanks,
    Zorch

  4. #4
    Regular Member
    Join Date
    27-06-2006
    Location
    Amsterdam
    Posts
    174
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts

    My System: Skystarcard,Fortec's life time ultra's, MaxPlus 2100's,Dreambox and a Tandberg
    How manny caps you will have????????

    Have in stock red and white caps for it.

    From 31 Okt till 15 November on tripp so can not give a answer before sorry.

  5. #5
    Member Zorch's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-08-2007
    Location
    Staffordshire UK
    Posts
    5
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    My System: Technomate 7755 2VA 2CI Fibo 1.2m x 1.35m Gregorian Prime Focus (30 Degrees West To 57 Degrees East) Aston DS 200 Interface Dragon Cam (3.01) Dragon Loader Card (16F84A) Diablo Light Cam (Rev 2.2) Cas 2 Interface (CIS 8.3) Phoenix Infin
    Hi Snuffer,

    Thank you for the reply,

    I think what you have is the Invacom feedhorn cap, that is not what i'm after mate, i'm after the lens/cover as I have arrowed in my little picture... (I hope it uploads properly)

    Thanks,
    Zorch
    Attached Thumbnails Feedhorn Housing Cover/Lens-picture-001-jpg  

  6. #6
    Regular Member
    Join Date
    27-06-2006
    Location
    Amsterdam
    Posts
    174
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts

    My System: Skystarcard,Fortec's life time ultra's, MaxPlus 2100's,Dreambox and a Tandberg
    I meen that with cap FROM Fibo not from Invacom.

    Back from Spain so have time for hobby now

  7. #7
    Member Zorch's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-08-2007
    Location
    Staffordshire UK
    Posts
    5
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    My System: Technomate 7755 2VA 2CI Fibo 1.2m x 1.35m Gregorian Prime Focus (30 Degrees West To 57 Degrees East) Aston DS 200 Interface Dragon Cam (3.01) Dragon Loader Card (16F84A) Diablo Light Cam (Rev 2.2) Cas 2 Interface (CIS 8.3) Phoenix Infin
    Hi again Snuffer,

    Could you explain to me how I fit the Invacom adjustable feedhorn to my dish because I have tried to do it myself a few days ago but I cannot see any way of fitting it?

    I thought it was just a case of taking off the C120 LNB from the cone... taking the cap off the front of the cone and sliding the Invacom adjustable feedhorn into the cone and then re-attaching the C120 LNB and then using the screw thread on the Invacom adjustable feedhorn to set the focal distance... and that was all there was to it!

    But I came across these major problems while trying to fit it that way:-

    1/ The screw on concentric circle end of the invacom adjustable feedhorn will not go far enough inside the cone housing to enable the cylindrical part of the feedhorn to reach the back of the cone to attach it... the circumference of the concentric circle end is too big to do that.

    2/The cone housing is an all in one piece which attaches by means of a bolt to the feed arm and without the cone housing being attached to the feed arm there is no way of supporting the Invacom adjustable feedhorn and the C120 LNB.

    I am at a total loss now as to how it can be fitted on to my dish... Help!!

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Best Wishes,
    Zorch

  8. #8
    Regular Member
    Join Date
    27-06-2006
    Location
    Amsterdam
    Posts
    174
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts

    My System: Skystarcard,Fortec's life time ultra's, MaxPlus 2100's,Dreambox and a Tandberg
    I have never do that so i can not help you with it.
    i think you must remove the orginal Fibo part and make a new one for that Invacom feedhorn part.

    You are in the UK otherwise you can send me the parts and we look for a salution. can you make foto's from it so i can see it??

+ Reply to Thread

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

     

Similar Threads

  1. Kodak's new twin lens digital camera...
    By gameboy in forum Gizmos and Gadgets
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 02-01-2006, 11:20 PM
  2. luneberg lens
    By vergil77 in forum DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised systems
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 30-08-2004, 11:18 PM
  3. Conax CI cover
    By Zebo in forum Cams and decoders General
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 14-03-2004, 11:48 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Rules

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.0 RC2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297