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    Dish Settles Retailer Class Action

    FYI, I called the class administrator today and they said they will be sending a letter and paperwork to all affected dealers next 60 days to fill out and sign and submit for compensation. Then they will calculate who gets how much. They said it sometimes takes years to get it done. We've...
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    General Instruments 550i Setup

    If the numbers aren't changing while fine tuning east/west, you arent getting a feedback pulse from the motor on the dish. Since you swapped the motor and sensor their probably OK. I would suspect a shorted or open sensor wires OR incorrect wire hookup. Try going East while in the limits menu (...
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    Dish Settles Retailer Class Action

    +1 to ya brother. I too am a 4 digit DN dealer# having been TVRO since 1980! Replaced a few HTS power supplies myself. I even manufactured and sold C-Band dishes to Echo for resale in the '80s. I was a participant in all the 8 lawsuit categories. As I interpret, It looks like the dealers will...
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    Dish Settles Retailer Class Action

    Yes, The settlement has been made in Arrapahoe, Co District court and is due to be approved late this year or January and $52M to go into a common fund for the damaged dealers (as many as 20,000) who signed agreements and sold systems and programming for Dis# back in '97. They had their lifetime...
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