Advice Needed First motorised dish

[Sat-Junky]

Is this common issue with these dishes? That was the last one they had I wonder how long I'd have to wait for a replacement :mad:

 

[Analoguesat]

My apologies - I missed the misaligned holes. Thats not good, and its absolutely nothing you have done.

Somewhere there someone with the same problems with their backplate as they have yours!

 

[Sat-Junky]

Was hoping to get it up and running sometime this week. Managed to get hold of the overpriced heavy duty bracket and pole from SSS for free from a neighbour who no longer wants to use it. Also changed the location of where the VU+ Solo is going and it'll need 7.5 - 10 Meter cable from dish to receiver. Would it be better to get pre made cable sealed? I might as well get the best quality cable available can't cost much for a few meters.

 

[Analoguesat]

You can make your own cables up easily enough - use a sharp knife (something like a Stanley knife & mind your fingers!

Do a couple of practises before you start

and waterproof the joins. Self amalgam tape is recommended but if the lnb has a rain cover I never bother and just pull the cover down. In fact I tend to buy lnbs with rain covers now as its much simpler.

I have a somewhat cavalier attitude to waterproofing cables and accept if a seal goes the cable will need to be replaced - and one one occasion I found a cable totally full of water - when I cut through it to remove it an impressive amount of water poured out

 

[Lazarus]

Tsk!

 

[Sat-Junky]

I've got the right fitting pack now the one they gave me initially was for a Maxx Digital 110 cm dish. Also got some Webro WF 100 cables.

 

[Lazarus]

Glad you've got the right bits now!

 

[gibertini]

The holes on the back plate doesn't match with the holes on the dish.

those maxx digital copy dishes are shocking!! i had the misfortune of putting one together for a pub and it was a great struggle getting the parts to fit together as as stated the holes are mismatched but you get what you pay for in this game like anything else.. also using a TM5402HD the maxx digital 110 was no better than td88 performance wise using a gree eco lnb.

 

[Sat-Junky]

I've found 17 meters of CT125 cable and F plugs would it make any difference for 7.5 meter run from motor to receiver?

 

[Mickha]

7.5M isn't that long a cable run and you shouldn't notice any difference between CT 100 and CT 125, but CT 125 is thicker and more difficult to fix up.

 

[gibertini]

you dont need CT 125 for such a short run good quality RG6 will be fine but WF/TX100 would be better. if you already have the CT125 then perhaps a short run of RG6/WF/TX100 and a barrel connecter would help if you dont have F cons that fit the CT125

 

[Sat-Junky]

Ok, I’ve arranged a professional installer to do the installation on the 21st of this month. While I wait I was wondering if it would be possible to add a C band LNB to the set up. I’m aware I won’t get much out of it but if I was to go down that route just to play around with it what would I need?

 

[Sat-Junky]

Installed

 

[Lazarus]

Excellent.

Now we need tales of your exploits across the arc!

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Good stuff,now the fun begins..........and the boggle eyes!!!!!

 

[Sat-Junky]

I'm picking up satellites from 45E to 77W I was wondering if I'd get more if u was to upgrade to a channel master 1.2 or 1.8 and would be possible to install a 1.8 in this location like this.

 

[Captain Jack]

There's very little in Ku beyond 45W... some encrypted chans on 61.5W. What are you getting on 77W?? And what are you missing to want a larger dish?

Tidy install by the way. I like the spider leg brackets.

 

[Lazarus]

Surely 77W is way down low on the horizon?

I've never got beyond 58W.

 

[Captain Jack]

Well, the chances of getting anything from 77W are less than zero. All footprints are pointing towards the Americas.

 

[Lazarus]

Quite!