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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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Fibo totally seized - my experience for info.
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<blockquote data-quote="Satfan2007" data-source="post: 631743" data-attributes="member: 252654"><p>Have come back to this site after a while - just thought I would share my experience with a seized 1.2M Fibo dish. This was left on one Sat for quite a while, and when I recently went to move it to another Sat, it would not move at all ! I suspected the motor or nylon cog, but after taking off the dish and removing the motor - with difficulty, when the hemispherical part is still on the bearing, I discovered that the bearing itself was totally seized up. Almost as if it was welded together !</p><p>I took a mallet to it and after several minutes bashing it, it gradually came loose and then I could finally separate the hemi train from the bearing. The white lube had totally dried up ! After cleaning and re- lube-ing with grease, I fitted a new motor which I had bought a while back and connected everything back together again. The old motor and nylon cog are still fine, but now the dish moves easily with it's 36 Volts applied !</p><p>Hope this info is useful for some.</p><p></p><p>(Now to find a Hi Def replacement for my Echostar DVR 7000 which has served me well for several years. Why don't they fit 36V supplies these days that will drive this dish ? I need to get up to speed on this, I guess. </p><p>Any thoughts ?)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Satfan2007, post: 631743, member: 252654"] Have come back to this site after a while - just thought I would share my experience with a seized 1.2M Fibo dish. This was left on one Sat for quite a while, and when I recently went to move it to another Sat, it would not move at all ! I suspected the motor or nylon cog, but after taking off the dish and removing the motor - with difficulty, when the hemispherical part is still on the bearing, I discovered that the bearing itself was totally seized up. Almost as if it was welded together ! I took a mallet to it and after several minutes bashing it, it gradually came loose and then I could finally separate the hemi train from the bearing. The white lube had totally dried up ! After cleaning and re- lube-ing with grease, I fitted a new motor which I had bought a while back and connected everything back together again. The old motor and nylon cog are still fine, but now the dish moves easily with it's 36 Volts applied ! Hope this info is useful for some. (Now to find a Hi Def replacement for my Echostar DVR 7000 which has served me well for several years. Why don't they fit 36V supplies these days that will drive this dish ? I need to get up to speed on this, I guess. Any thoughts ?) [/QUOTE]
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