Best DiSEqC Motor ?

seret · 13-12-2003

What would be your recommendation(s) for the best DiSEqC motor? Best performance (accuracy & speed), and reliability/longevity (build quality, weatherproofing etc.)? (For use with Humax receiver)

TIA.

**T24** · 13-12-2003

Stab motor H-H 100 up to 1M dish or H-H 120 up to 1.2 M dish.

seret · 13-12-2003

Thanks T24.

Do you have any experience with any others e.g. Moteck SG2100, Superjack DG-120, Cryptic etc.?

Also, how long do these motors last? I have read of some showing signs of wear/play within a few months!

Would an actuator (with V-box?) be the best choice for reliability/longevity?

TIA.

**T24** · 13-12-2003

DG 120 is the best but I think it's hard to get hold off,yes you can use actuator and

VBOX (more stable)otherwise I prefer H-H 100 or 120.

H-H 120 with 1.1 M Triax dish working fine.

ps-Actuator is noisy.

Good luck

***cjgall*** · 13-12-2003

Originally Posted by seret

Thanks T24.

Do you have any experience with any others e.g. Moteck SG2100, Superjack DG-120, Cryptic etc.?

Also, how long do these motors last? I have read of some showing signs of wear/play within a few months!

Would an actuator (with V-box?) be the best choice for reliability/longevity?

TIA.

I had a Moteck SG2100 but ended up exchanging it for an Aston motor after a couple of weeks. The Moteck had a will of its own and kept forgetting sat positions etc. With the Aston I have never looked back. I have heard that Stab are also very good.

**T_G** · 13-12-2003

Originally Posted by cjgall

I had a Moteck SG2100 but ended up exchanging it for an Aston motor after a couple of weeks. The Moteck had a will of its own and kept forgetting sat positions etc. With the Aston I have never looked back. I have heard that Stab are also very good.

Oh dear!!!
I just bought a SG2100...It will be up and running sometime next week. I hope it will be ok. I will post my impressions the minute I have got it running.

**rolfw** · 13-12-2003

As I've said before, had no problems with the Moteck, have installed 5 so far, two with SS2s one with an Extreme, one with an Echostar 707 and one with a Hyundai HSS800ci, the USALS worked perfectly and they continue to function flawlessly.

I think that cjgall must have had a friday afternoon motor.

seret · 14-12-2003

Originally Posted by T24

DG 120 is the best but I think it's hard to get hold off,yes you can use actuator and

VBOX (more stable)otherwise I prefer H-H 100 or 120.

H-H 120 with 1.1 M Triax dish working fine.

ps-Actuator is noisy.

Good luck

Thanks.

I was thinking about the Triax TD110, the aluminium version - is this a good choice?

Also, I'm in Scotland, which is apparently the windiest Country in Europe, so I'm wondering how robust all these DiSEqC motors are?

BTW, how noisy are actuators?

seret · 14-12-2003

Originally Posted by T_G

Oh dear!!!
I just bought a SG2100...It will be up and running sometime next week. I hope it will be ok. I will post my impressions the minute I have got it running.

I'll look forward to hearing how you get on with it.

Thanks for the reply.

***PCD*** · 14-12-2003

I have an Apro SG2100, I believe produced by Moetec, for about 4 months. Installation with a Xtreme was dead simple, still working fine, no adjustments required so far, touch wood !

**T24** · 14-12-2003

@ SERET

Ok,in that case actuator is the best option,Triax TD 1.1 M is a very good dish,use

actuator(super jack 10")its noisy if you mount the motor,dish..on a balcony.

***cjgall*** · 14-12-2003

Originally Posted by T_G

Oh dear!!!
I just bought a SG2100...It will be up and running sometime next week. I hope it will be ok. I will post my impressions the minute I have got it running.

I wouldn't worry too much, many people have good experienced with the SG2100. It also got a good review here in the Netherlands

rolfw

I bought the SG2100 when I first started using sat. Not only did I buy a Friday afternoon motor (or was it a motor that somebody else had previously taken back to the dealer because it was broken?), I also made the mistake of using a dealer that was only interested in make as much money as possible without actually providing any service.

Oh well, live and learn. At least thanks to this board I am a bit wiser

**rolfw** · 14-12-2003

LOL, we've all bought Friday afternoon equipment at one time or other, my own personal weekend purchases are Pioneer DVD drives.

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**russquk** · 15-02-2004

rolfw,as you have fitted a few moteck motors,have you found that it fits better to any make of dish perticular.i only ask as i have read that some motors do not fit very well with some dishes.

**rolfw** · 15-02-2004

It appears to handle most dishes, there can be a problem if the dish mount is widely spaced, see the attached photo, if the dish mount bolts are as high as where I have marked, they can catch on the "F" connectors and cables, you may need to saw off any surplus.

**russquk** · 15-02-2004

ok,thanks for that,got a moteck motor on order just looking for a dish now!

**rolfw** · 15-02-2004

What size?

**russquk** · 15-02-2004

well i might go for triax 88cm dish i think the 1.1m dish maybe to much for the motor,i know it says the sg2100 can take up to 1.2 dishes but i thinking it might have to work a bit harder and wear out quicker

**rolfw** · 15-02-2004

It will take a triax 1.1, but only if it is not in an exposed position, looked at one the other week and it was showing signs of wear after the storms, but it was very exposed.

You might also consider the Raven Gemini 90cm, a very nice dish, as is the Triax of course.

**russquk** · 15-02-2004

may have to flip a coin,triax or raven,i must admit i was looking at the gemini dish first,looks like a nice dish!

15-02-2004

Sat critics gave a very good write up on the Motek last year. I am collecting one on tuesday as my RotorSat HH100 (a clone of the Stab HH100) is showing signs of wear in less than 2 years. The last lot of gales a few weeks ago appears to have been the main culprit even though I backed the dish into the wind.

**russquk** · 16-02-2004

my house is in a middle of wind tunnel i think,the row of houses in front of us got demolished leaving us exposed to the elements,and as the house the made of cheap building materials i will more than likely have to put the dish on a pole in the garden,unlikely i will get a signal in the back garden as there are houses and trees in the way and if i put it in the front garden it will get damaged or nicked.house swap anyone?

***steffan_st*** · 17-02-2004

I have a Moteck too but I have never got the USALS working together with the Humax.//

**rolfw** · 17-02-2004

The settings can be critical steffan, what are your motor settings and have you filled in the lattitude and longitude information?

***steffan_st*** · 17-02-2004

Thank you for asking Rolfw
Yes,I added the longitude and latitude but when it didnt work I went back to the Diseqc 1.2 mode.//

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