Question about switches

[Windtamer]

I have a 10 foot dish that I use for c-band and a 120cm dish I use for ku. The way I have it setup now is that I have a 4x1 switch right behind my receiver and port 1 goes to the c-band side and port 2 goes to the ku side. Both dishes use motors to move them. If I understand correctly that is not a good way to run my setup. So my question is can I use a 22Khz 2x1 switch in place of the 4x1 DISWqC switch.

 

[Mr Tony]

it has to be an ecoda switch (ecoda switch will pass diseqc commands) but yes that would work

 

[Windtamer]

So I can use a ecoda switch and if I add lnbs later I'll be able to use a diseqc switch after the ecoda

 

[Mr Tony]

correct

 

[Tron]

With the C-Band dish, since it is moved by voltage and current from a separate cable (not over the coax), there is no problem with the placement of the switches before the motor. The Ku-Band dish, however, is most likely moved by a DiSEqC H-H motor powered through the coax. That is where problems can occur due to the motor current running through the switch.

 

[Lak7]

I my experience with an Ecoda feeding into a GBox and H-H Motor, is that the Ecoda always passes the motor commands on both ports. The GBox ignores USALS commands, but the H-H motor would respond to the DiSEqC Motor commands that were intended for the GBox.

 

[Windtamer]

If the Ecoda passes the motor commands on both ports how would be the best way to go about wiring the two dishes. My setup now is a Pansat 9200 with a 4x1 diseqc switch hooked to a 3 foot coax. Port 1 goes to a Gbox that works the 10 foot cband dish. Port 2 goes to a SG6000 motor that works the 120cm dish.

I have tried using the 10 footer for Ku but, I just can not get a good signal from it and use cband too.

 

[Lak7]

My 80cm is used only as a Back-up for Ku on my BUD, for the "must see" on gusty days.
I gave up and went to a 2 receiver setup.
The "Master" receiver has an Ecoda switch, with1 side going to the Loop-Out of the Second receiver. The Second Receiver is normally un-plugged, which stops the DiSEqC Motor commands from being passed. Not elegant, but effective.