Triax fixed mount

ro2

Anyone know where I could pick up a fixed mount for a 110cm Triax dish?

watty

Two brackets and 2" pole from local co-op or Electrical wholesale?

ro2

I don't know if that'll do it, I need the whole assembly to attach the dish to the pole. The dish is about four stories up on a polar mount and there's to much give in it. A strong gust will knock it slightly out of alignment.

watty

There are two extra plates that are supposed to be inserted into two parts of the mount on 110cm. I think sometimes people are confused by the two odd bits of metal and don't fit them. Then the mount flexes.

I have a mounted a 110cm triax on a motor a week ago and it is fine same mount fits motor or a pole.

ro2

I've over tightened all of the bolts on the mount and it's going nowhere now. Here's a few photos of the finished article:







More dishes...

Rippy

I would advise you to tidy up the cables and put self-amalgamating tape on the f conns. or you will have trouble down the road.

ro2

My cabling is tidy! Must get out the amalgamating tape though.

Anyone know if you can buy an 8 way Diseqc?

Zaphod

If your receiver supports Diseqc 1.2:
http://www.emp-centauri.cz/products.php?menuId=4&page=168

Alt. the standard way with Diseqc 1.1 receiver is one uncommitted switch (2/1 or 4/1) and 2 committed switches (4/1):
http://www.satlex.de/en/1participant-type_conf_1p_8s.html

watty

Not many receivers support 8 way. Though you can daisy chain so as to have 16 way.. Only ever seen SW spport on a progDVB plugin.

A switch that pretends to be a motor can support maybe 16 ways. The example 8 way http://www.emp-centauri.cz/products.php?menuId=4&page=168 indeed pretends to be a motor and will support two different motor protocols.

ro2

I've ordered the emp, thanks.

Zaphod

EMP-Centauri S.168 Eight LNB’s on One Cable
www.tele-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0509/eng/emp.pdf

byte

Seems like an interestign piece of kit! Pity it's not weather proof but I guess that can be overcome. It would be handy perhaps for those toroidal dishes that handle multiple LNB's or those of us lucky enough to have a dishfarm!

Greenman

Saw it here http://www.satversand24.de for 23 E's plus P+P might look for it at my favourite street with 8 satellite shops, will post on how I get on.

Greenman

byte wrote:

Pity it's not weather proof

Will put in one of those electrical boxes.

Ronan|Raven

Some day im going to get to that street.

ro2

It works well, took a bit of effort to move all the cables into the waterproof box.

Still have one port free too, might use it for 10e or 7e...

Greenman

Where did you get it and how much?

ro2

Got it on ebay, cost about €35.

Greenman

ro2 wrote:

Got it on ebay, cost about €35.

Thanks for that, I'm in my favourite street tomorrow so I'll look around for it!!!!

So what are the seven inputs you are using ie sats?

Good luck with it.

ro2

So far I have 28e, 19e, 16e, 13e, 22w, 27.5w and 30w.