zinwell quad lnb on motor dish

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sitja

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My Satellite Setup
sky digital, dreambox 500s using cccam 2.0.9 with gemini 4.2 image
My Location
ireland
Hi guys was putting a zinwell lnb on a motor dish, but im just wondering what way it should go on, i know you need not skew lnb on a motor dish, i noticed that if the f connector ports are looking straight down (vertical) the white head of the lnb is angled.... Basically i want to know do i just leave the ports looking straight down which the head is slightly angled OR do i just angle the ports which then makes the white head vertical. Sorry it sounds confusing, hopefully someone understands what i mean.
 
You need zero skew for a motor dish. Where the connector is pointing down does not always mean a zero skew setting.

If a sky Zinwell quad, then it will be no good for a motor set up. The scaler feed is shaped for an elliptical dish.
 
LNBs made for Sky dishes have a limited skew range which doesn't allow zero skew ............ the remedy, therefore is to skew the entire LNB clamping arrangement to compensate (or to mount the dish itself off-centre in the case of a single position satellite install - no good for a motorised one!)). I think the body of the LNB is what you need to be pointing straight down for your South Satellite, so the connectors will be a few degrees away from bottom dead centre. Shouldn't affect the price of cheese, though.


Better to use a proper LNB ...................
 
thanks guys, what you recommend as good quad for motor?
 
Any with a circular feed. Invacom quads are okay.
 
sitja said:
Hi guys was putting a zinwell lnb on a motor dish, but im just wondering what way it should go on, i know you need not skew lnb on a motor dish, i noticed that if the f connector ports are looking straight down (vertical) the white head of the lnb is angled.... Basically i want to know do i just leave the ports looking straight down which the head is slightly angled OR do i just angle the ports which then makes the white head vertical. Sorry it sounds confusing, hopefully someone understands what i mean.
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Adjust it until it works best, then go get the correct type.
 
thanks alot.
 
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