I had to move my dish and struggling with it now I’m not sure if the elevation is correct on the motor and dish can get certain sats.I set it up on Thor hand that seems ok just wondering if anyone can see a problem from photos
Motorised dish set
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What sats are good ? which are no good ?? it may indicate which way it needs to be tweaked.
Are you using usals or disquets ??
set the motor latitude correctly for your location, use this site
The dish offset should be in its instructions, but less important than the setting on the motor
The idea is to peak signal on 0.8w, then balance / tweak for best signal between far east , west and due south
i normally use 39east and 30west and 0.8west
once you have good signal on 0.8w then you should not need adjust the motor left - right, it should just be a case of tweaking the dish elevation
(assuming your using usals that is)
I am no installer, just a DIY' er but that is all i have ever done for my dishes.
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going to change the top bolts on the motor tomorrow as not happy with them and looks like it’s throwing the motor out of line to me.looks like motor needs to be set at 54 which is about right from looking at the Attached picture says evaluation is 30 degrees on dishpointer I have it nearly 40 but I get a signal there.
so will changed them bolts tomorrow and change motor and dish settings and see how I go from there,I will get them done before I put new receiver in -
if my lat is 54 am I right that I need to set the motor at 36 and the dish at 27.4?Where do I set the declination angle at b0932cf5dbdc.png
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Display MoreHow to correctly set the elevation angle of the dish on the Diseqc motor - calculation of the elevation of the satellite dish. !!! The elevation angle is always calculated on the basis of the geographical location of the dish !!! In addition, it should be borne in mind that the manufacturers of Diseqc motors have their own production design, which in any case may not match. This is the angle of the rotor arm on which the dish is mounted. This angle is fixed, according to the specific type of Diseqc motor. List of known used Diseqc motors: Manufacturer: Type: Arm angle: Stab HH90 / HH90S 45 ° Stab HH100 / HH120 30 ° Moteck SG2100 30 ° Moteck DG120 40 ° Amiko DM3800 35 ° Powertech DG240 / DG380 35 ° When calculating the elevation angle of the dish, an important parameter is the angle of the rotor arm: The following formula applies here: rotor angle - declination angle = dish elevation angle The declination angle is given by the latitude. E.g. for latitude 48 °, the declination angle is 7.07 °. Calculation for different Diseqc motors: HH100: 30 ° - 7.07 ° = 22.93 ° HH90: 45 ° - 7.07 ° = 37.93 ° DG120: 40 ° - 7.07 ° = 32.93 ° DG240: 35 ° - 7.07 ° = 27.93 ° For the exact calculation of the declination angle, I recommend this calculator: https://satlex.de/en/azel_calc.html The above formula was created by simplifying the initial formula: 90 - latitude - declination angle - (90 - rotor angle - latitude) = dish elevation angle Calculation of the previous example, for Diseqc engine HH100: 90 - 48 - 7.07 - (90 - 30 - 48) = 22.93 °
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So, if Your lat is 54, then You must set the motor elevation to 54, there is inscription LATITUDE.
Your motor elevation is incorrect, on Your photo is lat set to more than 58!!!
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I thought the silver mark was like the pointer
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Ok about to start again but first thing is change a couple of rusty bolts.
Sorry to be a pain here couple of questions do I put my receiver onto Thor now before I take stuff apart.Once I get everything facing due south And set the motor and dish elevation do I use the buttons on the motor to move dish to 0.8?
Then I guess it’s a slight adjustment left or right,now do I move the motor or is it the dish left or right.
does the motor alway stay due south and just the dish that’s moved -
I set the dish with the motor as follows:
1. Make sure that the mounting pole is perfectly vertical.
2. First mount the support sleeve on the pole.
3. Hold the motor over the sleeve. In this case, it will be easier to rotate with the motor to find the exact direction of the assembly.
4. Set the elevation on the motor according to LAT.
5. Mount the parabola on the rotor arm and set its direction flush with the zero position mark.
6. Set the elevation on the dish according to the calculation.
7. Mount the LNB on the dish and connect it to the LNB connector on the motor. The LNB skew set to 0°. It can be fine-tuned later.
8. I will connect a measuring device or a satellite receiver to the motor.
9. Depending on the longitude of my position, I will give the USALS command to the motor to move to the nearest satellite. E.g. My longitude is 18 ° E, so I enter the satellite 19.2 ° E, or I switch the satellite receiver to a program from this satellite.
The motor is moved to a given satellite.
10. Now by turning the whole assembly - the dish and the motor, on the main pole, I find the position for the maximum signal from the satellite (according to the example 19.2 ° E) and secure the motor sleeves.
11. Then I move the engine west and east to other satellites and based on the signal measurement I check the correct elevation setting.
12. In case of any deficiencies, fine-tune the elevation or direction settings of the assembly.
13. Finally, gradually tighten the locking sleeves on the motor and the dish.
14. And yet, I will not forget to remove the support sleeve :)
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zilizla have you seen the pic of the motor bracket over on techkings!!! I was helping him over there not realising he was on here as well!!
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I’ve sorted it now getting all sats thanks everyone for your time,advice and patience
my mission now is trying to sort the hd61 box out getting my line details on -
zilizla have you seen the pic of the motor bracket over on techkings!!! I was helping him over there not realising he was on here as well!!
perhaps he dosn't trust us ?:whatthefuck:
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He didn't even say thanks on Techkings, here are the pics, guess which one is toffees!!! I went to a lot of effort to help him and I think he should have told you guys what the problem was. I'm a little bit annoyed.
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won a few quid yesterday so going to order another motor and when I get chance I will renew it then it’s done and the dish isn’t bodged up,also bought a new lnb for the dish may as well do the full lot
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is the dark motor better than the Technomate motor or do I just stay with dark as I no the motor
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