Winegard Pinnacle 2013 Installation

[norman881]

End tweaks

The cables (with spares) have been run and buried in PVC pipe. While tightening everything down and adjusting my actuator boot, I noticed that I had slid the mounting bracket too far on the shaft. (to increase my east limit). After sliding it back far enough for the rubber weather seal to seat, my eastern limit was reduced. 58W and 61W (barely) are no longer accessible. 72W to 139W are spot on.

All is well. Thank you everyone for your tips, advice, recommendations, and assistance. Its now time to watch some TV.

Cheers!
Norman

 

[FaT Air]

:up :up Looking good. Nice job.

 

[waylew]

You should be able to get more range than that with a 24" actuator.My 10' Pinnacle with 24", goes from 139w to probably somewhere in the 20's ,can't really tell,trees/buildings in the way.Pic 1 is east,pic 2 is west.

 

[norman881]

You should be able to get more range than that with a 24" actuator.My 10' Pinnacle with 24", goes from 139w to probably somewhere in the 20's ,can't really tell,trees/buildings in the way.Pic 1 is east,pic 2 is west.

Thanks for the pictures waylew.

I have plenty of range for the western sats (177W). The range problem is on my minimum side. My actuator is at the minimum limit before it can center on 61W. I "could" flip the entire assembly to the other side, but my actuator would be extended most of the time. I considered bolting down the clamp over top of the rubber seal to gain range, but that would damage the boot. It looks like we both have the same amount of range, but 2200 miles of location difference. All suggestions are appreciated.

Sincerely,
Norman

 

[norman881]

Thanks waylew!

The pictures of your dish and your range numbers helped greatly. A lot of boring testing, measuring and cycling the actuator was done before I grasped the obvious.

Flipping this bracket (180 degrees) that the actuator attaches to, shifted the arc range about 10 degrees east. I won't have time to calibrate everything until this weekend, but I am 99% sure that the dish will get to 58W now.

Thanks again for your input and suggestions!

Sincerely,
Norman

 

[waylew]

Also on the other end of the actuator,which hole do you have it attached to?The outermost hole will give you more range.

 

[norman881]

It is different from yours, but it is bolted in the holes that give the maximum range. Thanks again!

 

[norman881]

58.0W

Flipping the bracket made the difference. 58w to 139w is now clear.

Cheers!
Norman