Help and guidance please!

[iambruce]

Greetings forum, many moons ago I had a motorised system installed 90cm Philips FIBO dish, Pace MSS 500 and D2 box, not been used for many a year, but now with Freesat and HD I would like to re- join the Satellite method, found the pace 500 (lucky i marked which wires go where) the remote will not work but as some satellites are stored when i changed channels using the rotary control on the box the dish moved(much joy) so what i would like to know what kit I need now ie to replace the MS500 and LNB so I can receive freesat and more, if you could give me any advice it would be most appreciated.

[Smile from Holland]

You need a flange 120 lnb for your Fibo dish. Look for 'Inverto' or 'Invacom' on Google.

[iambruce]

Thanks Smile, any thoughts on a suitable receiver?

[rolfw]

The flange LNB you can get from one of our supporting advertisers, as you can with the receiver.

There is a huge amount of choice when it comes to receivers, what do you want to do with it? You can buy a vBox to interface with your motor, but for the Fibo you will require one with the 5v out for the sensor.

[iambruce]

Would the 5v requirement narrow the choice of receivers? would like something which would be suitable for multi satellites, just joined the 2.5 million so have more time available now.

[rolfw]

The 36v narrows the choice, that's why I suggest a DiSEqC satellite receiver and a vBox, then the world is your oyster.

[iambruce]

Thanks Rolf, when I remove the existing Eurostar Universal LNBF and fit the new one do I need a adaptor to fit the round 4 bolt flange? is it possible to find a receiver which will operate 36v or will i need to go with the extra v box?

[Smile from Holland]

There are still (just a few) receivers with a 36V output. But it's more important to know what you will do with it. For some receivers you need to pc skills and a separate pc to be able to update the software. If you like to search for feeds (transmissions between satellite uplink and studio) you need a receiver with blindscan function. If you want to watch pay tv, be sure you have a receiver with support for the right encryption technique and the provider smartcard will work with it. See the webpages of the provider for details.

[rolfw]

Thanks Rolf, when I remove the existing Eurostar Universal LNBF and fit the new one do I need a adaptor to fit the round 4 bolt flange? is it possible to find a receiver which will operate 36v or will i need to go with the extra v box?

Sorry, missed your question.

Do you have the original feedhorn for your Fibo?

[iambruce]

yes i have the original feedhorn fitted with the old Eurostar LNBF.

[rolfw]

Well as long as it is a universal it shouldn't need replacing.

[iambruce]

It's all a bit new to me Smile, Freesat plus the ability to find and access many satellites would be ideal watch mainly films (not much sport) I have a computer and also a laptop.

[iambruce]

Also I would like to record onto a hardrive, so I think I would need to change the LNB?

[Smile from Holland]

Also I would like to record onto a hardrive, so I think I would need to change the LNB?

It's like rolfw wrote... "Well as long as it is a universal it shouldn't need replacing".

Maybe you can post a photo of your lnb?

I advice you to start with an inexpensive receiver with a harddrive or to stick for a while with the receivers you already have. Read a lot on forums and buy the magazine "Tele Satellite". This will give you a lot information about receivers.

For driving your Fibo motor you can use a V-Box2 or a Fibo-Box.