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  • #152
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    Zardoz wrote: »
    Thats a really neat job

    Yeah the guy does a class job in fairness.. He doesn't like the t90s thinks they a pain to install.. Reckon motor is way to go with couple smaller fixed dishes


  • #153
    Zardoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,536 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    micks_address wrote: »
    Yeah the guy does a class job in fairness.. He doesn't like the t90s thinks they a pain to install.. Reckon motor is way to go with couple smaller fixed dishes

    I'd much prefer the T90 .

    I had a 1m motorised dish and got rid of it.
    T90 allows instantaneous switching from satellites,no time waiting for motor to move,no noise.
    You can watch one sat while someone else watches another in a different room.
    I had my dish in a pretty sheltered spot from south and westerly winds but every time there was a strong south east gale,it would blow it offline a bit and I had to readjust it either in usals settings or else get out the ladder :(


  • #154
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    Neat work. Is that all on the front of the house?
    I'd love a T90 myself, just because I love to tinker. I did set up myself a Triax TD88 with 6 sats on it, but I never really used it that much. I loved the instant switching too.
    I have replaced, so far, three motorised TD 110s by removing the motor and setting them up fixed with 3 or 4 lnb multifeed brackets. The owners were all impressed by the channel switching speed.
    Never had to go back to any of them since they were fitted, rock steady compared to a motor.


  • #155
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    excollier wrote: »
    Neat work. Is that all on the front of the house?
    I'd love a T90 myself, just because I love to tinker. I did set up myself a Triax TD88 with 6 sats on it, but I never really used it that much. I loved the instant switching too.
    I have replaced, so far, three motorised TD 110s by removing the motor and setting them up fixed with 3 or 4 lnb multifeed brackets. The owners were all impressed by the channel switching speed.
    Never had to go back to any of them since they were fitted, rock steady compared to a motor.

    Back of the house :)


  • #156
    STB.
    Registered Users Posts: 5,380 ✭✭✭STB.


    micks_address wrote: »
    The eagle has landed

    Thats cheating.

    Seriously though, you bought a Satlook. Nice. Too expensive though.


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  • #157
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    STB. wrote: »
    Thats cheating.

    Seriously though, you bought a Satlook. Nice. Too expensive though.
    Is it not excollier that has the Satlook?


  • #158
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    byte wrote: »
    Is it not excollier that has the Satlook?
    It certainly is.


  • #159
    STB.
    Registered Users Posts: 5,380 ✭✭✭STB.


    excollier wrote: »
    It certainly is.

    I had too many images open!

    Nice...... an installers bit of kit alright.


  • #160
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    It certainly helps make the task easier.


  • #161
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    excollier wrote: »
    It certainly helps make the task easier.

    So I have place for two more sats on the diseq switch... Where to next?


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  • #162
    MrTrebus
    Registered Users Posts: 948 ✭✭✭MrTrebus


    micks_address wrote: »
    So I have place for two more sats on the diseq switch... Where to next?

    so what have you got at the minute.....11 pages is too many to go through to figure it out :D:D:D:D

    very very impressive though, must post up a pic of my own mounted dish now.
    Im really sorry I didnt take a pic before I moved it first though, Gave Dean, the bracket installer, a good laugh when he saw it mounted on the ground.
    Currently on mine is.......
    28e, 23.5e,19e,16e,13e,10/9e,4.8e and 1w ....
    You have me thinking of taking out either 9e or 4.5e and mounting a 60cm for 30w now too!!!
    :cool::cool::cool::cool:

    (or maybe just getting a 16 port diseqc LOL )


  • #163
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    MrTrebus wrote: »
    so what have you got at the minute.....11 pages is too many to go through to figure it out :D:D:D:D

    very very impressive though, must post up a pic of my own mounted dish now.
    Im really sorry I didnt take a pic before I moved it first though, Gave Dean, the bracket installer, a good laugh when he saw it mounted on the ground.
    Currently on mine is.......
    28e, 23.5e,19e,16e,13e,10/9e,4.8e and 1w ....
    You have me thinking of taking out either 9e or 4.5e and mounting a 60cm for 30w now too!!!
    :cool::cool::cool::cool:

    (or maybe just getting a 16 port diseqc LOL )

    28, 23, 19, 13, . 8w, 30w


  • #164
    MrTrebus
    Registered Users Posts: 948 ✭✭✭MrTrebus


    micks_address wrote: »
    28, 23, 19, 13, . 8w, 30w

    well Id probably add 16e for sure, not much on 9 or 4.8 but always interesting to see some of the stuff that shows up from time to time. the music videos that are FTA are hilarious sometimes :D:D


  • #165
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    Just to clarify the 60 cm dish is a non sky dish to get 30w correct
    A sky dish won't do? Great thread tkd


  • #166
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    kooga wrote: »
    Just to clarify the 60 cm dish is a non sky dish to get 30w correct
    A sky dish won't do? Great thread tkd

    It's a non sky dish but I didn't go purposely looking for a non sky. Just thought the colour would be more discrete. As an aside I didnt even cop it but installer said dish was bent out of shape.. He shaped it again by hand...


  • #167
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    kooga wrote: »
    Just to clarify the 60 cm dish is a non sky dish to get 30w correct
    A sky dish won't do?

    No reason you couldn't use a Sky dish, but the LNB & holder will probably need a bit of modding to get the skew right, although it was mentioned in an earlier post here that newer ones aren't limited in their skew adjustment.


  • #168
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    anything on 30 w on a Friday night?


  • #169
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    Loads of Spanish/Portugese stuff.....sorry couldn't resist


  • #170
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    excollier wrote: »
    Loads of Spanish/Portugese stuff.....sorry couldn't resist

    Work with a Portuguese guy and he tells me benfica TV have premier league and champions league rights from next year..


  • #171
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    That's useful info, thanks. I know some people who would rather go with that than Sky.


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  • #172
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,094 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    micks_address wrote: »
    Work with a Portuguese guy and he tells me benfica TV have premier league and champions league rights from next year..
    According to this, they already had the rights, with next season being the last:

    http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2012-13/feb/BenficaTV-acquire-premier-league-rights-in-portugal.html


  • #173
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    I noticed when doing a manual scan on my solo 2 box that it sometimes misses channels.. I have to do a single transponder search to add them... Anyone else come across this? What's the difference between a manual single satellite scan and blind scan?

    Cheers
    Mick


  • #174
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    A blind scan searches for everything, within it's frequency range, transmitted from that satellite. Hence 'blind' no prerequisites. It isn't restrained by pre installed frequencies, so it should find everything it is capable of showing.


  • #175
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    Next question... Has anyone done any modifications to their t90 to help with stabilising the dish?


  • #176
    white_westie
    Registered Users Posts: 619 ✭✭✭white_westie


    micks_address wrote: »
    Next question... Has anyone done any modifications to their t90 to help with stabilising the dish?

    Not sure if this is any good but have a look at this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055486248

    Also do a search for the 2 main guys and T90 in some uk forums
    Some great pictures of what guys have done ....


  • #177
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    white_westie wrote: »
    Not sure if this is any good but have a look at this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055486248

    Also do a search for the 2 main guys and T90 in some uk forums
    Some great pictures of what guys have done ....

    Thanks
    Also wondering if the dish was centred on 1w would I get stronger signal on it?


  • #178
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    You should get a stronger signal nearest the dish centre. That's where, ideally, the weakest sat should go.


  • #179
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,435 ✭✭✭micks_address


    excollier wrote: »
    You should get a stronger signal nearest the dish centre. That's where, ideally, the weakest sat should go.

    Just trying to figure out if it centred on 1w would I still get 28.8 on it?


  • #180
    white_westie
    Registered Users Posts: 619 ✭✭✭white_westie


    micks_address wrote: »
    Thanks
    Also wondering if the dish was centred on 1w would I get stronger signal on it?

    My understanding of the toroidal t90 dish was that all postions on the 40degree arc should receive the same quality of signal as if they where the only positions on the dish.
    On a std 80cm dish the signal will drop off as you move the lnb's off centre


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  • #181
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    Only one way to find out....


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