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mark36 · 20-12-09, 12:07 PM

last few days i've been struggling to get nova sports plus others on thor.
message on screen says dish moving to 0.8w and sticks at that.
My longs are 000.6E and lats 53.2N. and i'm using usals
So what i did was mess with my longs settings and they are now set at 002.0E.
not a major prob because everything works as it should now but i,m not sure why this has happened.Dish and motor have been fine for a month so i dont think its an installation problem.
it survived the winds we had a few weeks ago without issue so i'm sure the dish hasn't moved due to weather.
One thing i can think of is that the dish mountings has now settled down as such and may need slight adjustment,is that possible??
As i say not a major problem but is there anything else which might have caused this as its bugging me a little

martin-f · 20-12-09, 12:15 PM

hi mark
i am no expert but it does sound to me that the dish has moved slightly are you still locking onto 30w and 42e to see if its following the arc

Robbo · 20-12-09, 12:27 PM

Dish has moved a bit, most probably motor around the pole, or the pole has twisted round a little.

mark36 · 20-12-09, 12:33 PM

Hi Martin hope your well.
no probs with 30w and 42e,i've been picking up all the other sats ok just thor but since i've messed with the longs i've noticed signal quality is better on a lot of the weaker signals so your probably right.
just dont fancy messing with the dish at the mo,bit to cold and also i'll probably make a right mess of doing it.
I've red elsewhere about reseting the motor after firmware upgrade but i'm not sure its that either.Like i say not a major prob but i'd really like to get to the reason for it.

mark36 · 20-12-09, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbo

Dish has moved a bit, most probably motor around the pole, or the pole has twisted round a little.

Cheers Robbo thats Martin and you in agreement and i value both your knowledge so it looks like dish adjustment.Ah well it'll keep untill the weather improves

Robbo · 20-12-09, 12:52 PM

Yep, leave it alone for a while unless it gets any worse, as long as you can get the sats you want still, it's not a problem.

20-12-09, 12:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
mark36 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 371 Thanks: 79 Thanked 182 Times in 134 Posts	longs/lats last few days i've been struggling to get nova sports plus others on thor. message on screen says dish moving to 0.8w and sticks at that. My longs are 000.6E and lats 53.2N. and i'm using usals So what i did was mess with my longs settings and they are now set at 002.0E. not a major prob because everything works as it should now but i,m not sure why this has happened.Dish and motor have been fine for a month so i dont think its an installation problem. it survived the winds we had a few weeks ago without issue so i'm sure the dish hasn't moved due to weather. One thing i can think of is that the dish mountings has now settled down as such and may need slight adjustment,is that possible?? As i say not a major problem but is there anything else which might have caused this as its bugging me a little

20-12-09, 12:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
martin-f Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,298 Thanks: 1,209 Thanked 1,317 Times in 914 Posts	Re: longs/lats hi mark i am no expert but it does sound to me that the dish has moved slightly are you still locking onto 30w and 42e to see if its following the arc __________________ 1mtr orbital dish motorised azbox premium hd technomate 6900 hd combo "never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and beat you on experience"

20-12-09, 12:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,375 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,603 Posts	Re: longs/lats Dish has moved a bit, most probably motor around the pole, or the pole has twisted round a little. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

20-12-09, 12:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
mark36 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 371 Thanks: 79 Thanked 182 Times in 134 Posts	Re: longs/lats Hi Martin hope your well. no probs with 30w and 42e,i've been picking up all the other sats ok just thor but since i've messed with the longs i've noticed signal quality is better on a lot of the weaker signals so your probably right. just dont fancy messing with the dish at the mo,bit to cold and also i'll probably make a right mess of doing it. I've red elsewhere about reseting the motor after firmware upgrade but i'm not sure its that either.Like i say not a major prob but i'd really like to get to the reason for it.

20-12-09, 12:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,375 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,603 Posts	Re: longs/lats Yep, leave it alone for a while unless it gets any worse, as long as you can get the sats you want still, it's not a problem. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites