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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
New motorised problems
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<blockquote data-quote="Robbo" data-source="post: 419128" data-attributes="member: 256551"><p>Hi,</p><p>It sounds to me that you have done everything right.</p><p>Although not sure what 'as near as damn it means', when I say that I mean that I know its a bit wrong but it will do. If you can see any error on the spirit level, might be worth trying to get it exactly right.</p><p></p><p>Also I don't know how your motor is marked, but 51.5 I think would be closer.</p><p></p><p>Are you sure that you have aligned accurately. Try giving the dish a gently push, once tightened up to make sure that you have maximum signal using a meter.</p><p>Did you adjust the dish elevation, as well as the motor azimuth?</p><p></p><p>I'm clutching at straws really, because on the whole your setup sounds fine.</p><p></p><p>One thing though, is your lnb set to zero skew? that could mess things up if its not.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh and 1W is the correct satellite to align to, and is in fact your nearest due south, only out by a fraction of a degree (less than 0.03, which is very lucky)</p><p></p><p></p><p>The focal point of the dish is taken care of by the LNB arm. So unless it's bent it will be right. The other adjustment you can make is to slide the LNB in and and out, for max signal.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't have thought a small dent would have made that much difference to a dish that size. Unless of course, the whole dish is pushed out of shape. I may be wrong on that though, I've only ever used brand new perfect dishes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robbo, post: 419128, member: 256551"] Hi, It sounds to me that you have done everything right. Although not sure what 'as near as damn it means', when I say that I mean that I know its a bit wrong but it will do. If you can see any error on the spirit level, might be worth trying to get it exactly right. Also I don't know how your motor is marked, but 51.5 I think would be closer. Are you sure that you have aligned accurately. Try giving the dish a gently push, once tightened up to make sure that you have maximum signal using a meter. Did you adjust the dish elevation, as well as the motor azimuth? I'm clutching at straws really, because on the whole your setup sounds fine. One thing though, is your lnb set to zero skew? that could mess things up if its not. Oh and 1W is the correct satellite to align to, and is in fact your nearest due south, only out by a fraction of a degree (less than 0.03, which is very lucky) The focal point of the dish is taken care of by the LNB arm. So unless it's bent it will be right. The other adjustment you can make is to slide the LNB in and and out, for max signal. I wouldn't have thought a small dent would have made that much difference to a dish that size. Unless of course, the whole dish is pushed out of shape. I may be wrong on that though, I've only ever used brand new perfect dishes. [/QUOTE]
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