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How does a dish motor work.

  • 12-02-2008 10:18pm
    #1
    okmqaz42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 612 ✭✭✭


    bit of a newbie question here. when you install a motor do you point it at a satellite to begin with and then the box finds them or do you have to point the dish at every sat and programme/save it.
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Eurorunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Eurorunner


    okmqaz42 wrote: »
    bit of a newbie question here. when you install a motor do you point it at a satellite to begin with and then the box finds them or do you have to point the dish at every sat and programme/save it.
    Thanks
    Either/or. The first method you describe is called USALS - setup the 'reference' satellite and provided all other aspects of the install have been carried out correctly, it will find the rest of the sats.
    Otherwise, you can just move the dish manually until you find a sat signal, scan the sat and save the position.


  • #3
    Poppy78
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭Poppy78


    Or you could give up on television and go and speak to your wife.


  • #4
    okmqaz42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 612 ✭✭✭okmqaz42


    Poppy78 wrote: »
    Or you could give up on television and go and speak to your wife.


    Troll


  • #5
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Also 3 types of Motor technology
    1) Diseqc powered by LNB cable
    2) 36V separate power needed for larger dishes, may use dedicated controller on receiver or Diseqc GotoX/USUALS converter box.
    3) Dual motor with internal controller. For REALLY big dishes (small 0.1 degree inclination of satellite is a problem) or regular dish for EOL (End Of Line large inclination > 1 degree) satellites. The controller is programmed with the inclination and other stats.
    Item (3) may also have per satellite / per channel skew adjustment using co-rotator or motor.


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