need help for a sat dish i have slight problem

[loneride]

hi...

need help with my sat dish:
don't have any pickup, but i do have a signal when i test signal strenth on my sky box also i have a wire which has red, black,white, do i need a power pack on the end on this wire, somthink is missing i don't no what it is .
on the reciver on the sat says 15/24 adc volts can i wire a adaptor on the end would i need power 2 the reciver on the sat dish so i can pick up a signal i not a tall clued up on dish's plz help

[BGonaSTICK]

Hello m8.

It's hard to imagine your wire and dish scenario. I think we would need you to upload some pictures to work out what it is. Can you do that?

Also, if you could tell us where you are, the make and model of your receiver, and the size, type and age of your dish and LNB etc. we would have a good chance of figuring out some answers to your problems

Regards,

STICK

[loneride]

hi ya..

sorry i didn't explain very well:
my mate gave me the dish he found the thing so i had it. say's satalite on it. my box is PACE black box is few years old but works fine.. i wanted to try out this dish see if it works looks as if it can do a lot more than sky's dish, well i hope it can, yes well the dish i have is aluminium i think it is or tin but is not rusty only on a backing plate round pice that holds the aluminium dish in place this sat looks pretty old but not bad for the age could be about 18 years old only a guess, sort of white in colour the reciver is big square block also has a moter inside due to having a look buy taking 2 bolts off a small cover also has this wire coming from it very thin with red,white,black, dish size is about 20 inch or more bout size of a dustbin lid, has also 3 poles from the sat holding up the reciver also a cable input on it 2. what's a lnb havn't a clue what this is ? i check the model out as there is 1 on it last time i checked, also i did a check on the net but didn't find much about it. i post all numbers in a bit when have another look but still i would like to no what this wire is for ok thanks back in a bit

[loneride]

back again.. got info on it:

low noise block.
down converter.
supply volts 15/ 2 /240 volts.
model: NR8125-FC

hope this helps .
also i live in westmidlands, birmingham.

[Mickha]

Hi loneride,
it sounds like the wires are from an old motor on your dish set up, which would have moved the dish East and West to pick up various satellites.
I doubt very much if it still works as some cheaper motors only have a life of 3-5 years, you can test it by connecting the wires to a 12 volt battery and seeing if it moves.
My motor has 4 wires Red and Green to move the motor, Black is ground and white is pulse which counts the positions for moving the dish to the correct spot.
The LNB, Low Noise Block down converter, is the important part of your set up, this gathers the signal, collected by your dish, converts it and sends it to your receiver, this may need replacing, depending on its age and condition.
If you are using the dish as part of a fixed system, only pointing at one satellite, then ignore the motor or remove it.
I tried searching for the model number you have provided but can't find anything, can you please check that it is correct.
What satellites are you hoping to receive with your system?
Best wishes
Mickha

[BGonaSTICK]

Yes, I think Mickha's right. If you look closely, you'll probably find a fourth wire.

I think that there's also some confusion over what some of the parts are called. The bit that houses the motor is actually just referred to as 'the motor', and it's sounds like it's of the type known as Horizon to Horizon if it's box-shaped.

The box you have indoors, your 'PACE' Sky box, is the receiver. Does it have a model number on the back? What' s it plugged into now (a Sky minidish?) and what channels can it receive?

How is your new dish mounted? Is it on some kind of stand?

The LNB (Low Noise Block down converter) is the part in front of the dish, at it's focal point. This is the part that you might have to change for a new item. They are only around £10 for a good basic one. See picture attached.

[loneride]

hi all.

gosh thanks for all the info wicked stuff cheers

i aint used the sat yet but gonna check it out does look like the 1 on the pic but block coverter hell of a lot different mine looks well older. also gonna check if the is 1 more wire on it will check model out again try and upload a pic aswell.
yes i have a mini dish and basic channel's on the box have a sky card also model number is bskyb 2200. well im gonna check this dish out so i post more about it in a while ok back soon chaps

[loneride]

had a better look at this sat some better news about this there is only 3 wires still as i sripped back the cable allso model number before was wrong sorry bout that so here is the right one:

sat polerised this is the name.

model. NJR8125-FC
NF 1.6 db
s.n. 0020586

havn't a clue which sat im gonna pick up don't no much about this i a newie here. i do no that you can put a code in your sky box to get other channel and u have todo a search would i need to tune in the dish if i get it working , well i see if it works and take 1 step at a time i think this is best for me well cheers for now

[BGonaSTICK]

Based on your model number, I think you have a receive/transmit antenna!

Either that, or maybe a C Band LNB with co-rotor...

Please post some pictures, as I don't think you're not dealing with any kind of standard kit

I think you're going to have to replace that lot with something a little less complicated for what you want.

While we're on that subject, what is it you actually hope to achieve with this dish? Do you just want to see what it can do?

[loneride]

hi got some pics. tryed a 12volt power pack on the end of the wires but still no look don't have a car battey either think i need the 15 volts to power it up if i carn't get it to work then i go back to the other dish i have if some 1 wants the dish for free to try out then they will have 2 pick it up i will not post this thing so don't ask ! plz send a email if intrested ps i live in birmingham not the one in america send my contack details frist come first served ok only wanted to check the sat out see what it does but seem's to much for me 2 sort out.

thank you again