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Atom-man · 26-07-07, 01:48 PM

Hi Albert,

Sorry for not getting back to you but I had go overseas to sort some heavy plant out.

I see what you guys are saying about the technomate and I think I'll be getting this for christmas - in the mean time the wife has bought me the maplins package as a coming home suprise

I've set it up at the van (took all of 5 minutes!) and its

Much more choice than before and with the dish size picking up Astra2 was easy.

For information the dish was a Metronic and the reciever was a metronics touch2. Very sraight forward - free scan works very fast and the menu system is very intuitive on the whole everything I needed originally.

Having now got the bug I has asked Mrs Christmas for the technomate so that I can venture in to "patch" land

Thanks again for all your suggestions and assistance much appreciated - time to settle down and read the forumn through and pick up tips and ideas.

Loathecliff · 26-07-07, 06:11 PM

Hi Atom man

May I ask, is mains always available, or do you have to use an inverter?

I was just thinking of the risk of killing the van battery with some late night viewing.

A battery should not be discharged below 50%, & the average alternator will only charge up to 70/75% of battery capacity. It doesn't leave much margin.
Sorry to be the misery, but there ways around it, if you need.

Apologies if you know all about this, or it's irelevant.

Atom-man · 14-08-07, 04:25 PM

Hi,

mains is always available so the 240V is not an issue thx. I have to say I have been to 4 destinations now and setting up only takes ten minutes (including errecting the dish). :clap:

26-07-07, 01:48 PM	#21 (permalink)
Atom-man Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Is this Maplins kit any good for a newbie? Hi Albert, Sorry for not getting back to you but I had go overseas to sort some heavy plant out. I see what you guys are saying about the technomate and I think I'll be getting this for christmas - in the mean time the wife has bought me the maplins package as a coming home suprise I've set it up at the van (took all of 5 minutes!) and its Much more choice than before and with the dish size picking up Astra2 was easy. For information the dish was a Metronic and the reciever was a metronics touch2. Very sraight forward - free scan works very fast and the menu system is very intuitive on the whole everything I needed originally. Having now got the bug I has asked Mrs Christmas for the technomate so that I can venture in to "patch" land Thanks again for all your suggestions and assistance much appreciated - time to settle down and read the forumn through and pick up tips and ideas.

26-07-07, 06:11 PM	#22 (permalink)
Loathecliff Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Is this Maplins kit any good for a newbie? Hi Atom man May I ask, is mains always available, or do you have to use an inverter? I was just thinking of the risk of killing the van battery with some late night viewing. A battery should not be discharged below 50%, & the average alternator will only charge up to 70/75% of battery capacity. It doesn't leave much margin. Sorry to be the misery, but there ways around it, if you need. Apologies if you know all about this, or it's irelevant.

14-08-07, 04:25 PM	#23 (permalink)
Atom-man Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Is this Maplins kit any good for a newbie? Hi, mains is always available so the 240V is not an issue thx. I have to say I have been to 4 destinations now and setting up only takes ten minutes (including errecting the dish). :clap: