motor reset

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
how do you reset the sat motors mine seems to have a life of its own and rotates full east im guessing they must have memories this is the first time I've owned one. I set receiver to factory defaults that didnt work. Is there a button on the motor somewhere.
 

ozumo

te wo tsuite
Staff member
Joined
May 26, 2020
Messages
5,197
Reaction score
2,595
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
Raven mk2 zone 2 x4, Channel Master: 90cm x3, 1.2m x2, 1.8m PF. CM polar mount x2, Az/El x3.
My Location
South Durham
It would help to know what motor you are using..
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
just climbed up ladder to lookIMG_20210507_112057786_HDR.jpgIMG_20210507_112144536_HDR.jpg
 

ozumo

te wo tsuite
Staff member
Joined
May 26, 2020
Messages
5,197
Reaction score
2,595
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
Raven mk2 zone 2 x4, Channel Master: 90cm x3, 1.2m x2, 1.8m PF. CM polar mount x2, Az/El x3.
My Location
South Durham
How to reset:

Adjusting the hardware limits as far east/west as far as they'll go has fixed someone elses motor with a similar issue:

Also the dish needs to be inline with the motor when the motor is pointing to zero, yours is way off.
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
I had dish on zero but couldnt get it to track so in the end stuck the motor on zero and just aligned the dish to astra 2e so my mother could watch tv otherwise my life would have been hell
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
was just looking for the hole to reset it and not sure where it is.
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
its ok i can see it.
 

ozumo

te wo tsuite
Staff member
Joined
May 26, 2020
Messages
5,197
Reaction score
2,595
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
Raven mk2 zone 2 x4, Channel Master: 90cm x3, 1.2m x2, 1.8m PF. CM polar mount x2, Az/El x3.
My Location
South Durham
DC7BA0F6-3787-41AC-97BF-209B0BF9B5D8.jpeg

Are you still aiming through that narrow gap in the trees? If so you won't be able to receive many satellites.
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
I chopped most of it down and im getting new neighbours soon and they said they are going to cut down the larger tree I'm on roof now altering the setup cos there was too much vibration on the structure i have only 5mins ago re mounted the dish and tv antenna. im getting quality about 73% and sig 99% on astra 2e
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
do you know what angle the motor should be set at its currently 44 degrees
 

ozumo

te wo tsuite
Staff member
Joined
May 26, 2020
Messages
5,197
Reaction score
2,595
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
Raven mk2 zone 2 x4, Channel Master: 90cm x3, 1.2m x2, 1.8m PF. CM polar mount x2, Az/El x3.
My Location
South Durham
Set it to whatever the latitude is at your location.
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk

Terryl

Specialist Contributor
Joined
Apr 14, 2011
Messages
3,246
Reaction score
1,932
Points
113
Age
82
My Satellite Setup
OpenBox X5 on a 1 meter motorized dish.
And now a 10 foot "C" band dish.

Custom built PC
My Location
Deep in the Boonies in the central Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
And a motorized setup should use 1 LNB not 3...Unless it is fixed on one or more satellites then why use a motor???

Also (if not done already) the motor should be on the zero setting before the reset button is pressed.

And those coax connectors to/from the motor need a bit of weather proofing.
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
That was all set to zero and reset its all done now and working just need more trees chopped down to improve signal quality its currently sitting at 57 - 63% quality.
 

a33

Specialised Contributor
Joined
Sep 24, 2009
Messages
1,237
Reaction score
710
Points
113
Age
63
My Satellite Setup
XSAT410
Rebox RE-9000
My Location
NL
That is funny: having a monoblock LNB on a multifeedrail, to get one LNB dead central above the LNB arm!
Nice solution!
Though in this case it looks like the central LNB is a bit above the point where the focal point of the dish would be (assuming the arm is positioned correct, for placing an LNB in the focal point).

Greetz,
A33
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
It does work but as the dish moves towards astra 2e it breaks up then i switch to the other lnb and it goes back to working again.
 

Marc2021

Member
Joined
Apr 17, 2021
Messages
37
Reaction score
0
Points
6
Age
50
My Satellite Setup
Ross hdr-6110usb reciever twin mono block and a shit dish that I'm replacing soon
My Location
neath uk
Top