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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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V-Box for Fibo 90cm?
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<blockquote data-quote="joekir" data-source="post: 522865" data-attributes="member: 290333"><p>OK, I bought the Alsat/Powertech, as that seems to be the most capable Vbox, and I like the 6 digit readout and overload protection. The motherboard seems to be different from the others I've seen photographed. To start, it's in 2 pieces and doesn't have the large plug in IC. The RF board is of a type I've seen criticized in some threads.</p><p></p><p>_ttp://www.vetrun.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3917</p><p></p><p>Not impressed by the build quality and if I'd paid the full retail price, I would not be happy.</p><p></p><p>I noticed that there are 2 blanked off ports on the rear panel. Could these originally have been for 5 volts?</p><p></p><p>I want to get the Fibo working this weekend, so would it be OK to use any 5 volt supply for now? The reason I ask is that I have seen a thread in which someone claims that just such a supply burnt out their optocoupler, because the 5V should only be present while the dish is turning.</p><p></p><p>John, I think I will take up your kind offer of help with the reed switch mod. How do I go about this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joekir, post: 522865, member: 290333"] OK, I bought the Alsat/Powertech, as that seems to be the most capable Vbox, and I like the 6 digit readout and overload protection. The motherboard seems to be different from the others I've seen photographed. To start, it's in 2 pieces and doesn't have the large plug in IC. The RF board is of a type I've seen criticized in some threads. _ttp://www.vetrun.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3917 Not impressed by the build quality and if I'd paid the full retail price, I would not be happy. I noticed that there are 2 blanked off ports on the rear panel. Could these originally have been for 5 volts? I want to get the Fibo working this weekend, so would it be OK to use any 5 volt supply for now? The reason I ask is that I have seen a thread in which someone claims that just such a supply burnt out their optocoupler, because the 5V should only be present while the dish is turning. John, I think I will take up your kind offer of help with the reed switch mod. How do I go about this? [/QUOTE]
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