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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Multi LNB Set up on a Sky Dish
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<blockquote data-quote="Offtensive" data-source="post: 1115584" data-attributes="member: 416667"><p>I never thought aligning the dish would turn into the equivalent of a test match at Lords.</p><p></p><p>I had another small attempt with the dish. But as I was not having any luck and there does seem to be an issue with dish-to-pole bracket on this, I removed it and will just look for an alternative dish that is easier for a rookie to set up.</p><p></p><p>I then thought I would just practice aligning my zone 1 dish instead. (I chose my zone 1 ahead of the small triax as the triax has a screw missing and I did not want to open up another can of worms.</p><p></p><p>That went surprisingly well, I was able to pick up Astra 1, Hotbird, Thor 5 (not all transponders I think and the signal quality was 66% on the strongest).</p><p></p><p>For the time being, until I do get a new dish, I had a crack at motoring the zone 1 dish. There are a few parts that confuse me. Am I correct in saying that I move the motor to zero, mount the dish on the motor, and then drive the motor to 0.8W and align the dish? (I am not certain if that is correct or if I align to Thor whilst the motor is still at 0).</p><p></p><p>I did try it both ways, I managed to align it to Thor; but I was having issues when I moved the dish as it was not tracking the arc correct. I assume I haven't mounted the dish on the motor correct.</p><p></p><p>(The first is a picture of the motor when it is at 30W. It’s not sitting at the marker - so I think there could be an issue with the motor too).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Offtensive, post: 1115584, member: 416667"] I never thought aligning the dish would turn into the equivalent of a test match at Lords. I had another small attempt with the dish. But as I was not having any luck and there does seem to be an issue with dish-to-pole bracket on this, I removed it and will just look for an alternative dish that is easier for a rookie to set up. I then thought I would just practice aligning my zone 1 dish instead. (I chose my zone 1 ahead of the small triax as the triax has a screw missing and I did not want to open up another can of worms. That went surprisingly well, I was able to pick up Astra 1, Hotbird, Thor 5 (not all transponders I think and the signal quality was 66% on the strongest). For the time being, until I do get a new dish, I had a crack at motoring the zone 1 dish. There are a few parts that confuse me. Am I correct in saying that I move the motor to zero, mount the dish on the motor, and then drive the motor to 0.8W and align the dish? (I am not certain if that is correct or if I align to Thor whilst the motor is still at 0). I did try it both ways, I managed to align it to Thor; but I was having issues when I moved the dish as it was not tracking the arc correct. I assume I haven't mounted the dish on the motor correct. (The first is a picture of the motor when it is at 30W. It’s not sitting at the marker - so I think there could be an issue with the motor too). [/QUOTE]
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