Can I move polarotador with out a receiver

[kelleyga]

My LNBF DSC621 went bad. I am using a Fortec Mercury II. I have a chapparral lnb with a Polarotador. I am using that for now. All I watch on my 12 feet mesh dish is one channel in particular. The only problem is that the last time I used this Chaparral LNB it was set on Vertical and the channel I want to watch is on a Horizontal freq.

I do not have my Pansat any more, which could move the rotador to set it in Horizontal Freq.

Can I mannualy move the polarotador? Can I connect those 3 wires lets say to a battery or something like that to move it?? Or only using a Pansat kind of receiver will move it to horizontal freq?

 

[Mr Tony]

do what I have done in the past...jam a screwdriver down the throat of the LNB and turn the skew manually

I did that when I added a 2nd LNB to my 6 footer. Had an old Chanel Master LNB and the polorotor broke off (the blue box)....slapped duct tape on it and turned the skew notch manually

recentr thread on subject with pics
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/156421-info-testing-c-band-lnb.html

 

[kelleyga]

how much do I move the diodo? 45 digrees, 90? to the right or the left?

If I am looking at the throat of the LNB (the lnb I have paralel to my stomak so I can see the throat) and the diodo is pointing to my stomack, do I move it to the right or left? and how much? Thanks.

 

[Mr Tony]

move it approx 90 degrees....either way works fine as its still 90 degrees

 

[Lak7]

How did the BSC621 go bad, didn't you just get it?

 

[Hermitman]

Or you can just install the entire lnb assembly 90 degrees from normal. The signals won't know the difference. Good luck.