Yeshi
Regular Member
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2005
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- Age
- 40
- My Satellite Setup
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Dm500, TM9100, Samsung V+, 1M Dish. Motect 2100..
37Inch Plasma, Wii, Xbox360.
- My Location
- Behind pin 9 on an atmel
Hello..
Decided i shall revive an old dish.. was up on a fixed position at a family members for around 15 years..
I dont think it has received a signal for a 3rd of that time.
anyway getting it down was a caffufal .. the wing nutted u bolts where crusted.. i just simply grinded them off..
So anyway gets it home has this weired lnb on the end never seen one before.. was a square box thing with a pole coming off with this round thing which pointed at the dish part..
Couldnt get the lnb off as it was crusted and brittle.. the dish had green moss all over.. cleaned that off with normal houshold fluid and it came up as new .. i presume the moss protected it from the weather..
the pole i painted its origional colour but i enamled it to give it more protection.
there is a ridge all the way around the dish.. this collects water .. thus the water has slowly loosened the paint in the corners.. so ived sanded that off.. leaving the black prime behind it.
Ive fitted a brand new holster with a digi lnb and fitted it with new bolts and u bolts..
This thing is a beast and to say its older than half the kids walking around its in a perfect state..
I have a few questions though..
I have a 80cm on a motor, Im thinking of swapping it with the older one..
This old dish im repairing.. is oval (same as sky dish).. but its a hefty 1m from left to right.. (not top to bottom).
I know its an old analogue .. but do you think i will have problems picking up sats when its on the motor.. im after 16e which i cant get now.. but also want the other sats.. 13 19 30w etc..
secondly.. the dish is finshed in a very light grey paint.. but as above ive sanded about 2 - 10 cm on the bottom.. where could i get paint to match this??
If all going well with this post.. and i do decide to put it up on the motor i will post pics of it fully fitted.. and will post this lnb.
Cheers again.. :-hny
Decided i shall revive an old dish.. was up on a fixed position at a family members for around 15 years..
I dont think it has received a signal for a 3rd of that time.
anyway getting it down was a caffufal .. the wing nutted u bolts where crusted.. i just simply grinded them off..
So anyway gets it home has this weired lnb on the end never seen one before.. was a square box thing with a pole coming off with this round thing which pointed at the dish part..
Couldnt get the lnb off as it was crusted and brittle.. the dish had green moss all over.. cleaned that off with normal houshold fluid and it came up as new .. i presume the moss protected it from the weather..
the pole i painted its origional colour but i enamled it to give it more protection.
there is a ridge all the way around the dish.. this collects water .. thus the water has slowly loosened the paint in the corners.. so ived sanded that off.. leaving the black prime behind it.
Ive fitted a brand new holster with a digi lnb and fitted it with new bolts and u bolts..
This thing is a beast and to say its older than half the kids walking around its in a perfect state..
I have a few questions though..
I have a 80cm on a motor, Im thinking of swapping it with the older one..
This old dish im repairing.. is oval (same as sky dish).. but its a hefty 1m from left to right.. (not top to bottom).
I know its an old analogue .. but do you think i will have problems picking up sats when its on the motor.. im after 16e which i cant get now.. but also want the other sats.. 13 19 30w etc..
secondly.. the dish is finshed in a very light grey paint.. but as above ive sanded about 2 - 10 cm on the bottom.. where could i get paint to match this??
If all going well with this post.. and i do decide to put it up on the motor i will post pics of it fully fitted.. and will post this lnb.
Cheers again.. :-hny