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24-07-2008
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After 3 2 hours sessions trying to line up my dish I finally have success  what took so long was me twisting the lnb the wrong way! I knew that I needed to twist it about 12 degrees but was twisting it the wrong way Why would my lnb be twisted in the opposite direction to all my neighbors ? they all have sky dishes, would it make a difference ? | ||
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My System: 3m(sky),1.8m(astr/hotbird),1m (nilesat)1m(arabsat)diseqc 4,sky plus,visionet 8000s. Satlook nit colour + Horizon hdsm. wii  | Doesn't make sense. Maybe your dish is back to front
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Blog Entries: 3 My System: Sky+, DB 7000s, Gemini 4.3 in flash, Var on USB stick. Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Unaohm EP313, Swires Annie 204 Spectrum, Rover ST-4 Spectrum. | It isn't a Fortecstar FCKUVN LNB by any chance is it? http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellit...cstar-lnb.html
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My System: 3m(sky),1.8m(astr/hotbird),1m (nilesat)1m(arabsat)diseqc 4,sky plus,visionet 8000s. Satlook nit colour + Horizon hdsm. wii | Is that an anagram or a limited edition french connection lnb ?
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Blog Entries: 3 My System: Sky+, DB 7000s, Gemini 4.3 in flash, Var on USB stick. Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Unaohm EP313, Swires Annie 204 Spectrum, Rover ST-4 Spectrum. | The skew is about 45 degrees off, see my linked thread above.
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My System: 43cm Dish, Sky Plus, FRACARRO PENTA 85, Invacom Twin, Moteck SG2100a H-H DiSEqC Motor, TF5000CI, TM-5200D, Rover Discovery ST-4, Rover SDM-1s, 57E to 58W | Must be so confusing without the meter to confirm. Bit like the MTI supreme LNb but that's the other way  That was a good find Rolf | ||
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25-07-2008
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My System: IDD CI24 ECONO MM Penta 1.20 Galaxy II 1.2Mtr Polar MTG yes it has been on the arc for 21 years and is still driven by a modified wiper motor from a Ford Anglia. It's like me sometimes groans but always performs  Saved us from the black plague of ignoratio elenchi, he awaits a special badge with jugs |
It means that when used on a motorised system when setting lnb completely vertical for your due south satellite you will have to set it at the angle shown, that is all but because it does not follow existing conventions it just makes what can be to some a difficult procedure harder still.
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My System: IDD CI24 ECONO MM Penta 1.20 Galaxy II 1.2Mtr Polar MTG yes it has been on the arc for 21 years and is still driven by a modified wiper motor from a Ford Anglia. It's like me sometimes groans but always performs Saved us from the black plague of ignoratio elenchi, he awaits a special badge with jugs |
Rolf was setting that up for a fixed installation on 28.2 East and the expected lnb skew was shown in RED whereas the cable exiting is at almost 90 degrees to that which implies that setting the lnb up for a motorised system you would have to set the cable output to about 15 minutes past the hour to be correct but never having had one seen one I can only work with the information supplied. In my opinion get a different lnb for £10.00 you have lost nothing
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Blog Entries: 3 My System: Sky+, DB 7000s, Gemini 4.3 in flash, Var on USB stick. Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Unaohm EP313, Swires Annie 204 Spectrum, Rover ST-4 Spectrum. | Set it at between 4 and 5 O'Clock and that should be roughly correct for zero skew, but will need fine tuning. As Topper says, buy another LNB, something like the Inverto, probably won't cost you more than a tenner. You also need to phone Maplin and let them know about the problem, as unless people do, they won't know that they are selling a defective product.
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