Motorised setup for second Quad

[rossi2000]

i think my dark motor is doofed aswell my dish isnt moving anymore
4-5 months old with minimal usage.

what was the prob with yours madaboutlotus?


gonna go up the ladders in a mo good job its not raining for a change

[madaboutlotus]

Hi
This is my initial setup, the first motor I bought was duff. Any advice on my settings?

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[rossi2000]

my setup is as follows:-

tuner a = usals
tuner b = fixed 28.2
tuner c = fixed 28.2

i didnt set mine up myself had a couple mates to help me but they did most of it

i think this is what happened:-
after its set due south, use a channel list and select a channel on 0.8w, once there, tweak the dish to optimal signal and set it. thats it. the dish should be move along the arc to your desired location.

im going up to the dish in amo so i'll grab the angle its set to off mine but ive a feeling it could be diferent to use cos of location.

[madaboutlotus]

Ok, I get a good signal on the meter but nothing in the receiver. Can the meter be left in the line at the same time as checking the receiver signal?

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[seame]

Madaboutlotus Post a few pictures of it.

Rossi - did you have bad weather last night? Sometimes after strong winds my motor stops working, I have to either switch the box off or pull the coax out of the back of it for about 20 minutes. When the cable is put back in the motor will start up again although I normally have to adjust the stored positions slightly. This used to happen a lot in bad weather until I used self amalgamating tape on the connections to stop any water getting in now its only in very strong winds.

[rossi2000]

i have just got my motor working again by removing my sky feeds, so i need to just to do some more testing regards that.


madaboutlotus, there are 2 elevations that need setting, the ones on the back of the dish and one for the motor, on mine it "looks" like there both set the same although i didnt get right up onto of the roof.

as suggested please upload a couple pics of both.

you said your getting a signal on the meter, what sat is that pointing at? as you shouldnt be getting a signal when its set due south.

[madaboutlotus]

Guys

Here are my initial setting for my LAT of 52.499

[rossi2000]

your motor elevation looks like mine is set. but i cant tell about your dish, theres no markings.


you shouldnt be getting a signal due south. only when you move it to 0.8w and tweak.


now the heavens have opened up im not going back up my ladders lol

[madaboutlotus]

Hi, I did get a high signal when pointing to 0.8w, but the receiver shows no signal?

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[madaboutlotus]

What LAT are you Rossi?

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[rossi2000]

thats strange,
just as a test select 28.2e from your channel list and let the motor move to it. do you still get a high signal?

im at 53.

did you change long from east to west? if you had a - longtitude?

[madaboutlotus]

I have Longitude set to East, is that not correct for my post code of NR32?

[madaboutlotus]

I have checked and I am East

[seame]

Try using the positioner settings instead of usals until you get your dish aligned.

Going by the postcode you posted your latitude is 52.5, the formula I used was 90- your latitude so 90-52.5 = 37.5. The dish declination should be set according to angle of your motor shaft, I'm not sure if all motors are the same but most likely they are, on mine the declination would work out at 6.8. So your dish elevation should be 37.5-6.8 = 30.7

Its cleared up here now and you inspired me to go out and align my own dish and replace that faulty Diseqc switch that should've been done months ago!

[seame]

You said that you're getting a signal on the meter but not the receiver there are a few apps for android phones that you can use to check the signal on your box. Dreambox signal finder is one but there are others just search enigma2 in the play store.