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Hi All I looking to buy a motor positioner/v-box does anyone know anything about this model for sale on ebay Item number: 330384474535 . Any help would be most appreciated. I think this is the link. ebay.co.uk/ 330384474535 Cheers for now

Hi All I looking to buy a motor positioner/v-box does anyone know anything about this model for sale on ebay Item number: 330384474535 . Any help would be most appreciated. I think this is the link. ebay.co.uk/ 330384474535 Cheers for now

Thanks for the rapid response guys. Cheers for now.

Thanks for that speedy response rolfw. Cheers for now

Hi all Just trying to educate myself want enjoy this hobby and looking for bits and pieces to play with. I notice that there is a Satview secam/pal transcoder for sale on fleabay going very cheap. Does anyone know what this piece of kit does and would it be worth getting. Cheers for now

Hi there I have noticed a Uniden 36volt positioner on fleabay going very cheap. Has anyone got any information on these and could I use it as a backup if my vbox develops problem. Cheers for now

Base filled with water. Could use sand but when towing a caravan the emphasis is keeping the payload low. I have also used a giant staple which can be secured over the feed arm and pushed into the ground to stop the dish being blown off direction in very strong winds. Cheers for now.

Can be problematic in wind but because of the portability of the dish I tend to position the dish on a side of the caravan which protects it from the wind or I erect a wind break around it. Cheers for now

ust thought I share with you all my budget caravan setup Cheers for now

Would have done sooner but had problems with scanner. Here it is for public consumption. Cheers for now.

Cheers crossbones got it sorted eventually. Dismantled the motor, some corrosion, cleaned it up. As I was reassembling one of the magnets became detached. Superglued back in place. Chipped one of the bushes, thought this would never work ( even started looking for price for new actuator "Ye of...

Thanks for this crossbones. Taken off cover no white cog but red disc (bottom middle) and black disc with 2 buttons on at approx 90 degrees to on another (top right)adjacent to 2 micro switches(reed switches maybe). Should I loosen the black cog in place of the white one that you have suggested...

Thanks for that. I think you may be correct. As after posting the original thread I did get control back of the vbox and dish after reseting the vbox. However, whilst trying to set the west limit I think that I may have moved the dish to far west and appeared to have now reached the mechanical...

Hi All I cannot move my dish with my vbox using the vbox remote or the Technomate 1500 remote. The display on the vbox shows E-2. Has anyone had a similar problem.? I would be grateful for any advice to resolve this problem. Cheers for now

Many thanks for all your comments and advice. All are noted and will be used in my choice of TV. Cheers for now:-worship