Motor HH90 Problem

[yardie0]

I have a motorized system driven by a coolsat 5000. My antenna is 90cm and is mounted on a stab HH90 motor. It has been working fine until yesteday morning. I was watching GolTv on 110W then I tried to switch to 103W but the motor did not move. I then tried PAS9 at 58W and same result. I used the remote to manually move the antenna to 58W but it continued to move eastwards until it reached the mechanical limit (i assume).
The problem now is I can't get the motor to move west from the position it is in. I disabled the limits in the program (although I did not enable it originally).I checked the 4x1 diseqc switch and all four ports were able to switch between 18 and 13 volts so i think the switch is ok. I reset the receiver several times but still no movement from the motor.
Does anybody know how to reset the motor itself. I was checking but i could not locate a reset button. I am also thinking that the eastern mechanical limit was activated. Do I have to open the motor to deactivate this? I dont think the motor is gone because it actually rotated to the position its in now( hope I'm right). Any idea will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

 

[PSB]

Sounds like you mave have to motor to your true south position and do a factory reset of the receiver!

 

[yardie0]

Up and Running Again

Sounds like you mave have to motor to your true south position and do a factory reset of the receiver!

I removed the motor and popped it open. The motor was stuck at the eastern end of travel and was unable to move. However while fooling around, I got it to move but it continued to the western end of travel and remained there. I could not get it to move.
I emailed stab-italia, described the problem and asked for advice as to where I can get parts to repair the motor. I then received a reply from Fortec Communications here in Mississauga, Ontario. They said they would supply me with the parts if I think I could fix it. I visited them yesteday morning and took along the motor with me. They gave me a refurbished replacement and took my malfunctioning motor from me. I went home and installed it immediately. So now everything is back to normal.

 

[PSB]

Well done Fortec!

 

[123tim]

Yardie0,

I was wondering how old your original motor was? I too have a Stab HH90 with a 90 cm dish, and was wondering how long of a lifespan it might have. It sounds like yours was fairly new.

Glad your problem is resolved.

 

[yardie0]

Yardie0,

I was wondering how old your original motor was? I too have a Stab HH90 with a 90 cm dish, and was wondering how long of a lifespan it might have. It sounds like yours was fairly new.

Glad your problem is resolved.

The motor is under 1 year old. Its about 6 months since I first installed it. It is so much easier to install than my other motor which does not have the USALS feature.