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modelman · 08-04-08, 05:57 PM

One for you 'techies' from a newbie,
I've just whackked up a 1metre motorized dish assy to my wall, seems to work ok, getting 98%-99% signal, so it must be somewhere near!!
Now then, I've noticed how critical the setting up is, but i'm amazed to see that it works with no adjustment required at all on the LNB, or LNB arm to dish mount.
I simply stuck the arm to dish, LNB to arm AND IT WORKED!!
Nothing in the dish or Technomate instructions mentioned anything about adjusting these components, but surely the 'focus' point of the LNB can/should be 'fine-tuned' or is it that I have a bucket-full of signal due to the 1 metre dish? Or am I making noises from the wrong-end yet again!

Yorks · 08-04-08, 06:17 PM

If you haven't needed to tweak anything then you've been lucky.

Usually you need to at least make a minor adjustment to the dish angle to optimize the signal. The Lnb arm and Lnb should not need adjusting. The Lnb should be set vertical.

But if you didn't need to adjust anything then you obviously got it spot on.

Well done!

Yorks

modelman · 08-04-08, 07:01 PM

Hmm, looks like I have indeed been 'lucky', thanks.

robbo71 · 08-04-08, 07:11 PM

For the stronger satellites any LNB adjustment is not critical.

Try to get 26E or 7W or similar and you may find that a little bit of adjustment is required, particularly the forward and back movement of the LNB.

Robbo

modelman · 08-04-08, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbo71

For the stronger satellites any LNB adjustment is not critical.

Try to get 26E or 7W or similar and you may find that a little bit of adjustment is required, particularly the forward and back movement of the LNB.

Robbo

No probs with those, it gets then with ease, thanks

robbo71 · 08-04-08, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by modelman

No probs with those, it gets then with ease, thanks

You have been lucky then.

08-04-08, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
modelman Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Barnsley, S/Yorks Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Geekiy Teckie question One for you 'techies' from a newbie, I've just whackked up a 1metre motorized dish assy to my wall, seems to work ok, getting 98%-99% signal, so it must be somewhere near!! Now then, I've noticed how critical the setting up is, but i'm amazed to see that it works with no adjustment required at all on the LNB, or LNB arm to dish mount. I simply stuck the arm to dish, LNB to arm AND IT WORKED!! Nothing in the dish or Technomate instructions mentioned anything about adjusting these components, but surely the 'focus' point of the LNB can/should be 'fine-tuned' or is it that I have a bucket-full of signal due to the 1 metre dish? Or am I making noises from the wrong-end yet again!

08-04-08, 06:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Yorks Just very slightly mad Join Date: May 2006 Location: S. Yorks Posts: 1,333 Thanks: 4 Thanked 34 Times in 34 Posts	Re: Geekiy Teckie question If you haven't needed to tweak anything then you've been lucky. Usually you need to at least make a minor adjustment to the dish angle to optimize the signal. The Lnb arm and Lnb should not need adjusting. The Lnb should be set vertical. But if you didn't need to adjust anything then you obviously got it spot on. Well done! Yorks __________________ They're coming to take me away haha TM1500CI, 53E to 61W

08-04-08, 07:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
modelman Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Barnsley, S/Yorks Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Geekiy Teckie question Hmm, looks like I have indeed been 'lucky', thanks. __________________ I DO have to grow old, I DO NOT have to grow up.

08-04-08, 07:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
robbo71 Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 4,590 Thanks: 21 Thanked 396 Times in 383 Posts	Re: Geekiy Teckie question For the stronger satellites any LNB adjustment is not critical. Try to get 26E or 7W or similar and you may find that a little bit of adjustment is required, particularly the forward and back movement of the LNB. Robbo __________________ كيبل اعضاء البلهاء TM6800,TM1000D.Triax TD110.STABHH-90 motor. DigitAlb movie package. Virgin Media Cable TV, Phone & Broadband subs.

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