need help

[jmc98]

i just rehooked up the fta dish and went to use it and the motor doesnt work (DG280B) and i cant get anything stationary either need help dish has set around for a few months since it last worked ran new cable about 50ft worth to the motor from the reciever and switch out the lnb

 

[hd fan]

Does the strenght meter shows something? 89 , 93 or anything?

Re-check all connections and connectors and make sure there is power at the motor. have someone send a command (move to a different sat) and listen if it makes some noise at all. even in this brutal canadian winter after a couple of months my stab hh90 still works.

to get something stationary you might have to remove the motor to use the "standard" settings althought I might be wrong .

 

[jmc98]

nothing on the strength meter cant move the motor manually either

 

[Lak7]

Bypass the motor and connect directly to the LNB, see if you get a Signal Strength reading.

 

[jmc98]

no signal that way either

 

[hd fan]

then check the continuity of the cable and connectors , there is some loose connection somewhere. it is very unlikely that both the motor and LNB are damaged!!.

after strong winds( dish with tripod on the ground) in my area a few months ago just after temporarily installed it , the same thing happened to me and I thought it was the motor being damaged when hit the ground but it turned out to be the IN connector at the motor ( the RG-6 pulled out a bit and it was not touching , not continuity anymore)

 

[jmc98]

then check the continuity of the cable and connectors , there is some loose connection somewhere. it is very unlikely that both the motor and LNB are damaged!!.

after strong winds( dish with tripod on the ground) in my area a few months ago just after temporarily installed it , the same thing happened to me and I thought it was the motor being damaged when hit the ground but it turned out to be the IN connector at the motor ( the RG-6 pulled out a bit and it was not touching , not continuity anymore)

you were right my piece of flat coaxial cable was the problem all is working know thanks

 

[Mr Tony]

glad it was something simple. Those flat pieces of cable can be the culprit

 

[hd fan]

You are very welcome and you are also right , I am always right!! lol lol lol . Glad I could help.

"Flat coaxial cable" you said and I wonder , How can a Coaxial cable be flat because for it to be "coaxial" it has to "share" a COmmon AXIs therefore it must and have to be cilindrical in shape . But in very rare cases I could also be wrong for I am also a Human Being lol lol. I am just kidding but maybe you refer to the FLAT Cable adaptor that has 2 Female F-Type ends and is very usefull for running Coaxial cables under doors and windows because drilling a hole is a no go. If that is the case , please call it Flat Cable as appropiately Eagle Aspen , one of the manufacturers calls it. Too bad some distributors calls it Flat Coaxial Cable. I repeat I was just kidding.

BTW , Could you be more specific on the problem of the Flat piece? . Do you think it got mechanically damaged , Did it bend to the point of breaking? , Was it due to wear and tear (the door constantly hitting it? for instance). Do not get me wrong , it is a nice solution in some cases when drilling is not an option but as a Telecomm Eng (at least in Cuba I can claim that) I would rather prefer running a straight, un-cut , coaxial cable at all times. But I wonder specifically in these Satellite applications how much of the signal you loose by inserting these small pieces. Anything inserted to the coaxial line will always have some insertion loses. I have not found technical data on this matter yet. Does anyone knows?

 

[jmc98]

is aiming at G19 at 97w any different than g25 and if so what transponder should i use for aiming

 

[gillham]

is aiming at G19 at 97w any different than g25 and if so what transponder should i use for aiming

Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 and has more or less the same transponders. 12151/H/20000 is shown as a strong transponder on The List.

So if you're picking up 97°W already you're on G19.

 

[jmc98]

still cant hit 97w i am close but am getting 40-41% on signal level and no quality baffled

 

[Lak7]

still cant hit 97w i am close but am getting 40-41% on signal level and no quality baffled

What TP do you have selected?

 

[jmc98]

What TP do you have selected?

12177/v/2300 and 12152/h/20000

 

[Lak7]

Do you have the motor connected?

 

[jmc98]

yes that's why i am trying to find 97w again to set my true south

 

[Lak7]

You had the system up and running and are now adding a motor?

 

[jmc98]

everything was up and running fine from july 08 with the motor til august 14 08 itryed to watch it some time later and the flat cable caused it not to work the satellite and motor have not been aimed at anything since about the middle of august. i now have a semi permanent location for every day use and cant find G19 @ 97w from where i live so the setup has not changed to a motorized system from a stationary

 

[Lak7]

Have you changed the Motor Lat setting and / or Dish Elevation, or you just changed the location of the setup?

 

[jmc98]

Have you changed the Motor Lat setting and / or Dish Elevation, or you just changed the location of the setup?

just the location about 10ft west of where it worked before so my landmarks from where it worked are off because of the move west