When I got into FTA, one of the first things I noticed was the lack of available equipment for C-Band. Eventually, I ran onto the Pansat AP600 stand alone motor drive box. I hadn't stumbled on to the Titanium ASC1 yet. I did however find a Pansat AP600, which turned out to be a real problem child. It had a screwball selection of characters to name the satellites, and its memory is worse than mine.
Actually, it was the driving force behind my decision to use multiple dishes. Giving it the benefit of the doubt, I decided the problem was the sensor wires, so I ordered a hundred feet of quality 2 conductor shielded wire with a drain wire and I buried it 5 feet from the main motor wires and even ran all the way around the house and entered well away from the main motor cable. At first, it seemed to help.
Then it drove the dish against the pole and blew the main fuse. (My fault for not setting the physical limits) I must say, it was quite a chore to find a new fuse. It's a short 1/2 amp glass fuse that almost no one carried. I ended up ordering them from Missouri, which took 2 weeks. When I got the fuses, I started to re-program the unit, and half way through the process, it went bonkers clicked and went off.
It would not come back on until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. When I started to move the dish to see if it had held the positions, I found that it had reset the E&W limits and wouldn't move either way. I reset it again, and the same thing happened again. I then got out my old Uniden receiver, hooked it up and it worked flawlessly. At this point, I stuck it on the shelf and forgot about it. A year later, I decided to give it another try. To my amazement, I hooked it up, programmed it, and it worked for about a month before going berserk again.
This time, it made a weird thump inside the unit, go off display and all, and would not come back on until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. Now, it will not make it through the programming process before going berserk again. This thing has been a piece of junk from the start. I should have returned it, but I didn't, and now it's basically a boat anchor with no warranty. I saw these boxes back when I was in business, but never used them because there were so many others to choose from.
I wouldn't advise anyone to purchase on of these. Since I'm wanting to keep one dish mobile, I am going to order and ASC1 for that purpose. I hope this thread will keep someone else from wasting their money and time on this piece of junk. Live and learn.
Actually, it was the driving force behind my decision to use multiple dishes. Giving it the benefit of the doubt, I decided the problem was the sensor wires, so I ordered a hundred feet of quality 2 conductor shielded wire with a drain wire and I buried it 5 feet from the main motor wires and even ran all the way around the house and entered well away from the main motor cable. At first, it seemed to help.
Then it drove the dish against the pole and blew the main fuse. (My fault for not setting the physical limits) I must say, it was quite a chore to find a new fuse. It's a short 1/2 amp glass fuse that almost no one carried. I ended up ordering them from Missouri, which took 2 weeks. When I got the fuses, I started to re-program the unit, and half way through the process, it went bonkers clicked and went off.
It would not come back on until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. When I started to move the dish to see if it had held the positions, I found that it had reset the E&W limits and wouldn't move either way. I reset it again, and the same thing happened again. I then got out my old Uniden receiver, hooked it up and it worked flawlessly. At this point, I stuck it on the shelf and forgot about it. A year later, I decided to give it another try. To my amazement, I hooked it up, programmed it, and it worked for about a month before going berserk again.
This time, it made a weird thump inside the unit, go off display and all, and would not come back on until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. Now, it will not make it through the programming process before going berserk again. This thing has been a piece of junk from the start. I should have returned it, but I didn't, and now it's basically a boat anchor with no warranty. I saw these boxes back when I was in business, but never used them because there were so many others to choose from.
I wouldn't advise anyone to purchase on of these. Since I'm wanting to keep one dish mobile, I am going to order and ASC1 for that purpose. I hope this thread will keep someone else from wasting their money and time on this piece of junk. Live and learn.
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