Recent content by AngelofDeth

I'm pretty sure I tried two receivers when it happened, so that isn't the issue. Next time I have a chance, I will take a look at the dish/motor and see if I can get the sensor, and maybe someone here can tell me what it is or what I might be able to replace it with.

No, rust has never been a problem, though its been awhile since i've looked. The dish isn't at my place currently. The problem is the receiver is not getting a pulse count from the motor.

I recently came into an old Winegard 8.5' dish, and its completly disassembled. Looking at the polar mount, it does not seem obvious to me how the dish moves. Maybe onces I am in possession of the antenna it will be more obvious. I was just wondering if anyone has any pictures of perhaps the...

Thats what I thought, but arn't there different types of reed sensors? Janeil is long since bankrupt, I don't know if I have the original because I disconnected the sensor and tried one from an alarm system....

Hello. I have an old Janeil Darkstar 10' dish, and the motor is no longer working properly. When it was in service several years ago, I accidentaily cross a couple of wires while the dish was moving. Now, or at least last time I tried, when I try to move the dish, it moves for a second, then I...