aligning sat dish

[Lazarus]

how far up on the motor arm should the dish be or wouldnt that make any difference?

Generally somewhere in the lower third, but it isn't critical.

I do suggest that you carefully read all the relevant guides previously mentioned and take note of any illustrations as many of the answers are already there.

 

[greengekko]

thanx does it matter where on the motor arm you connect the dish ive got it set up just below where it angles down

 

[greengekko]

right can you tell me if i have this right motor angle 52 dish elevation 22.5. on reciever ive got it as 7.0 west and 52.3 north and with dish facing south is that correct

 

[greengekko]

when you say the stub arm may be cranked up a bit would that mean the dish elevation would need to come down a bit to compensate

 

[Lazarus]

when you say the stub arm may be cranked up a bit would that mean the dish elevation would need to come down a bit to compensate

When who says ????

Are you quoting from one of the guides ??

The correct dish elevation will ultimately be found during alignment, by tweaking it a little from the calculated elevation.

 

[Lazarus]

right can you tell me if i have this right motor angle 52 dish elevation 22.5. on reciever ive got it as 7.0 west and 52.3 north and with dish facing south is that correct

NO!!

Please read all the previous posts once more.

The longitude is 0.7 West , not 7.0 West.

The rest is correct (Assuming you mean the entire Motor/Dish assembly is facing South: The dish itselfmust be mounted on the stub using the faint datum mark on the front of the stub)

 

[satelliteman]

greengekko, please slow down a little, your posting duplicate questions in haste. May I suggest you sit back and read the helpful guides.

 

[greengekko]

its a link satellite man sent me,i think it means not all motor arms are at the same angle

 

[Lazarus]

Ah, yes that's right .......... but the table that comes with each type of motor nevertheless gives you the correct dish bracket angle so you don't need to worry.

You can tell at once if it's going to be ok as the dish face will be just a bit up from vertical (as mentioned earlier).

Don't try to overcomplicate this - Take a step back, read the guides and this Thread again, have a cup of tea, then get back to work!

 

[greengekko]

sorry i didnt realise

 

[greengekko]

The only thing that bugs me is, if ive got the motor and dish correct why is the dish pointing up rather than near vertical

 

[Lazarus]

Perhaps, as previously stated, you've set the Motor to 52 against the wrong scale ..................

What you really need to do now is Post a few piccies of it, from the side, the front, the rear etc. so we can see what's occurring.

Also check to see if the Dish bracket also has two scales (Look on both sides of the bracket).

 

[satelliteman]

Make sure you get both the motor and dish in the shot.

 

[greengekko]

thanx i will how do you post the pics on here?

 

[satelliteman]

Go advanced, manage attachments. Please don't link to them with IMG code.

 

[greengekko]

its okay ive found it lol il send some pics thru tomorrow the motor bracket has marks on both sides

 

[sonnetpete]

Just a thought, but if the dish is really pointing upwards, perhaps you have the dish bracket on upside down? They are made to be fitted both ways as if you lived much closer to the Equator the dish elevation would have to be subsequently higher. Anyway, if you post photos tomorrow we'll probably be able to tell where you are going wrong.

 

[greengekko]

hi got some pics how exactly do i send them ive found insert image but what do i do from there sonnetpete reckons the dish bracket maybe the wrong way up it came with the bracket on see what you think lol

 

[greengekko]

tried to send pic but it says wrong file extension need some help thanx

 

[satelliteman]

Look at the attached thread http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/...stallations/87970-how-do-i-post-pictures.html

Should be able to comment re bracket and motor inclination once seen pictures.