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    Need to wire up a c band mover/arm

    I use a Gbox to control my dish position. There are four wires. Two heavy gauge wires should be used to connect to the motor. Currently I use TV rotor 5 conductor flat ribbon type. To wires are used for the motor negative connection and one for the positive connection. Polarity is important...
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    Problem receiving NASA on AMC 18 C band

    joshrr, Fatair, Thank you for your reply. It does help knowing there is a chance with a six foot c band dish to get better reception. As previously mentioned I do get the NASA channels on AMC 18, but weaker than on AMC 3. Rain kills the C band signal on AMC 18, never a problem on AMC 3...
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    Problem receiving NASA on AMC 18 C band

    Hi, I have a 6 foot prime focus from Sadoun. I am trying to get better NASA reception from AMC 18. There was never a problem receiving NASA on AMC 3. However NASA is now on AMC 18 but seemingly with much lower signal. During heavy rain they fade. Also, of the 20 (approx.) transponders only the...
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    L3G4200D 3 axis gyro for dish alignemnt?

    The L3G4200D has a full scale of±250/±500/±2000 dps (degrees per second) and is capable of measuring rates with a user-selectable bandwidth. The L3G4200D is packaged on an LGA-16 (4x4x1.1 mm); very small. You may be correct, however, I believe that the speed of measurement is more than fast...
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    L3G4200D 3 axis gyro for dish alignemnt?

    :)...The dish is not a WSI one. However, it is one from a competent manufacture.
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    L3G4200D 3 axis gyro for dish alignemnt?

    Thank you for your comments. It’s the problem and the journey to find a solution I find interesting. I know others can get their dish aligned without too much fuss using ordinary tools. However I prefer as you say “robo-dish” alignment ;) Losing power is no different than losing power with an...
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    L3G4200D 3 axis gyro for dish alignemnt?

    MEMS L3G4200D, by ST microelectronics, three axis gyro scopefor satellite dish alignment. Are the micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) three axis, yaw, pitch and roll accuracy good enough to align a C or Ku bandsatellite dish? I will experiment with the L3G4200d gyro one I get the...
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    USALS HH motor for C band?

    Thank you for your reply. From the description the Jaeger SMR-1224 or SMR-1224EL should work. The EL version looks like it has Clark belt fine tuning capability and maybe can even track the Moon. It was made for dish sizes between 1.2 Meters and 2.4 Meters. Unfortunately, I think it's no longer...
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    USALS HH motor for C band?

    Hi, My searching has turned up void. Only a few outdated references found so far. Question: Is there any current HH USALS motor capable of moving a six foot metal dish? Net weight is 29 Kg or 64 pounds. The motor should be powered from a 36 volt positioner or servo controller and not the...
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    C Band Positioner Question

    Were you able to use the GBOX to pass through USALS commands?
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    C Band Positioner Question

    Thanks for your input. Yes, I plan on using the linear actuator or jack screw and replace the reed switch for an optical rotary encoder placed at the east/west axis of rotation. The optical rotary encoder provides the advantage of a linear relationship. Only the encoder scaling task remains...
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    C Band Positioner Question

    Hi, Is there a DisEqc 1.2 36 volt actuator positioner which will support the DisEqc 1.2 command '6E GoTo x.x'? This is a five byte data command used to position a motor. Typically the motor is an HH type where the data represents degrees. In my case however, I am using an actuator to...
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