Recent content by rangergord

So finally got the actuator off today. Spent a couple days soaking it in vinegar and I think it may have helped some. The bolts just spun inside the actuator mount bearings so the wrenches were of no help. Had a brother in law come over with a bearing puller. That loosened one bolt off just a...

Hmm...I have a 24" breaker bar and some heavy duty sockets...

So wash down the studs with vinegar? Soak them in the middle of the air? I have rust removers. Yes vinegar, CLR, hydrochloric acid etc. Just not sure how to practically use them I guess.

This is a new V-box 7 with a heavy duty power transformer. I have another actuator that I overhauled earlier that I could test out on the V-box just to ensure that it does work I guess. I just need to be able to get the old actuator off the dish so I can overhaul it or replace it with the...

Yes I am getting the er 2 message when I try to move it. The count does not change. There is no visible movement of the actuator in and out. The V-box 7 is brand new. Just used for the first time today.

Just got my V-box connected to my cable and tried to move the actuator. It jumped a bit when I tried the E-W buttons but did not move. It looks like I need to replace or overhaul the actuator. I have an identical actuator from a second dish I have but this one won't come off the mounting...

inclinometer This is how I am measuring the elevation. The dish was set up a couple hours north of me so I am not sure why the bolt would not be long enough. My actuator has not moved the mount to the top of its arc yet. Could this be the problem?

I am at 55.71 N lat and 121.63 W long. I used GeoSatFinder at satellite AV to make a dish aiming coordinate table. The satellite directly south of me is 121 W-Echostar 9-Galaxy23. The elevation is listed at 26.5 degrees BUT I am wondering if these settings are for a 90 cm KU dish. MY 10...

As a newbie myself I was disappointed to find out those cool old LNBs were obselete. The good news is that the new ones are easier to use, and very inexpensive. Most models should fit. Need to decide if you want only C band or C and KU bands. I am installing a c band DMS Int. BSC-421...

The actuator is a von weiss if thats any help.

Finally the actuator is ready to be connected to the actuator control cable. I have put a splice in the old cables. I soldered the spliced wires and shrink wrapped them to hopefully exclude any moisture. Hoping it works. I have the red and black motor wires figured out but the green and...

Then there is the declination. Does anyone know what the declination is supposed to be at 55.7 North? How do you measure it? Where do I place the inclinometer?

Attempting to set up the elevation here but I am bit confused. I read in one place where it said that the elevation should be set at your lattitude in degrees. I am at 55.7 degrees N lattitude so thats where it sets at the moment. The confusion comes in reading my customized dish aiming...

So here is a picture of the new LNBF. I measured the distance from the back of the scalar ring to the front of the LNB on the old integral chapparal. Then I measured the same on the new LNBF. I used an inclinometer to adjust the skew to horizontal or 0 degrees to the right. You can see...

Thanks, I got 6mm metric bolts that fit the threads today. I will measure where the old LNBF was in relation to the new and set it there for now. What about skew?