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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
ground setup of motorised system
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<blockquote data-quote="BGonaSTICK" data-source="post: 60931" data-attributes="member: 176912"><p>technomate TM5500CIP PLUS</p><p>1m dish</p><p>36v motor</p><p>.3DB LNB</p><p>Matrix Relaoded Cam</p><p>Infinity Phoenix programmer</p><p>Blue tit card</p><p></p><p></p><p>1] Is this a good deal for this system and dish size? [dish is a 1m Box 5, whatever that is] <span style="color: red">Don't know much about your receiver or dish, but overall price seems OK</span></p><p></p><p>2] I have a ground floor flat and want the dish to be in my garden, would this be more expensive for a pro installer to do normally than on a rooftop say? </p><p><span style="color: red">Not a pro, but would think not!</span></p><p></p><p>3] Would i need a compass and/or other accessories to install the system myself? <span style="color: red">No, but would come in very handy. Can cheat and look at other dishes and guess etc, but as a first timer it may save you a lot of time. Don't forget to make adjustments based on Earth's magnetic field!</span></p><p></p><p>4] What are the drawbacks of a ground system as opposed to putting it on the same wall as my sky dish [im concerned about noise of the motor]? <span style="color: red">Not a lot really, as long as you have good line-of site to all sats you want. Easier to install down there, less wind loading, and easier maintenance! 36V motors do tend to be a lot noisier than diseqc, so may be a good idea to get it away from your house... Main drawback is that you'll not have anything solid to bolt it to, and will need a considerable ground stand. Don't cut corners here unless you want a lifetime of grief! Leagally, you'd be pushing your luck with two dishes on your wall anyhow.</span></p><p></p><p>5] The shop has a list of reccommended installers independent of themselves but i first need to know how easy/hard it is to install such a system myself. On average how long would it take and what are the potential pitfalls? <span style="color: red">Depends on whether you are a competant DIYer, and how much reading you're prepared to do in advance. Should take you a full day, or possibly longer if you have a lot of mounting/construction work.</span></p><p></p><p>Your help would be very much appreciated as this will be my first motorised system, thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BGonaSTICK, post: 60931, member: 176912"] technomate TM5500CIP PLUS 1m dish 36v motor .3DB LNB Matrix Relaoded Cam Infinity Phoenix programmer Blue tit card 1] Is this a good deal for this system and dish size? [dish is a 1m Box 5, whatever that is] [color=red]Don't know much about your receiver or dish, but overall price seems OK[/color] 2] I have a ground floor flat and want the dish to be in my garden, would this be more expensive for a pro installer to do normally than on a rooftop say? [color=red]Not a pro, but would think not![/color] 3] Would i need a compass and/or other accessories to install the system myself? [color=red]No, but would come in very handy. Can cheat and look at other dishes and guess etc, but as a first timer it may save you a lot of time. Don't forget to make adjustments based on Earth's magnetic field![/color] 4] What are the drawbacks of a ground system as opposed to putting it on the same wall as my sky dish [im concerned about noise of the motor]? [color=red]Not a lot really, as long as you have good line-of site to all sats you want. Easier to install down there, less wind loading, and easier maintenance! 36V motors do tend to be a lot noisier than diseqc, so may be a good idea to get it away from your house... Main drawback is that you'll not have anything solid to bolt it to, and will need a considerable ground stand. Don't cut corners here unless you want a lifetime of grief! Leagally, you'd be pushing your luck with two dishes on your wall anyhow.[/color] 5] The shop has a list of reccommended installers independent of themselves but i first need to know how easy/hard it is to install such a system myself. On average how long would it take and what are the potential pitfalls? [color=red]Depends on whether you are a competant DIYer, and how much reading you're prepared to do in advance. Should take you a full day, or possibly longer if you have a lot of mounting/construction work.[/color] Your help would be very much appreciated as this will be my first motorised system, thanks. [/QUOTE]
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