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Well, lithium drops voltage very fast, and I don't want to get into the habit of opening the box and testing voltage every now and again. I'd rather spend the $10 on a battery and not have to worry about it for a few years. Besides, I would imagine that if I do decide to get rid of it, a buyer...

I'm still on the fence about keeping this unit. I have a new battery on its way and I'm still in the process of getting a remote (ebay isn't productive at the moment and I'd like to get an original remote if possible. Otherwise, I'll grab a Voom). We moved in the last couple of months and I...

$2.00 for a 920 at the thrift store the other day. I'm still contemplating on whether I will keep it or not. I haven't set up my ku dish at my new place yet, so I still don't know if I'll have good LOS for a c-band setup. Not much real estate in the backyard, though...bah!

NOted. But I'll probably get rid of this one. I don't really have a great spot for a BUD at my new place. I'm going to replace the battery and give it a new home. I want to play around with it a bit before it goes, but I just don't need it at the moment (and my wife is in a big "get rid of...

So, I really don't know much about V2 II. I did read wikipedia and it seems it's been gone for a while? I am a complete n00b when it comes to encryption :) If it's not FTA, I don't mess with it. :up

Sorry, one more question (at least :) ). Is there a VC II battery that I need to change as well?

Receiver number (B on the list) is the same as on the back.

I plugged it in after getting it back together. Under options it say something to the effect of "Press 9 for VideoCipher Setup." Is that where I need to go to make sure it's still good (hence the reason for needing a remote)?

So I brought it home and took it apart. I don't have a remote, and haven't even powered it up yet, but the battery has 3.64 volts according to my multimeter. I'm hoping that's a good sign. If it's working, I'll go ahead and replace the battery. Oh yeah, I think it's a 920. I don't see...

$2 :D It's a better gamble than buying a scratch-off

There are quite a few good ones that I try and check out a couple of times a week. I mainly look for stuff I know I can resell. I like collecting junk, but then the junk just sits around and gets my wife all grumpy. Now I focus on stuff I like, buy what I know I can flip (of course, there's...

O.k. So I need to get at the menus to see if it's dead or not? Hmmm.....think I'll go pick it up if I can get it on the cheap. I need to buy a couple of other things there tomorrow, anyhow. I love thrift shopping. This is actually the first time I've seen a usable (maybe) receiver in a...

Any way to check the battery just by plugging it in and looking at lights and whatnot? Is there some sort of indication I can see without hooking it to a television?

I just spotted a 4DTV receiver at a local thrift shop. It didn't have a price on it, but judging by other items there, it would probably be about $15. The front cover was falling off (all cables were still attached but the entire face was flopping off of it). Worth the gamble? If it...

Nobody? None? C'mon?

I just moved and unable to use my BUD at my new place. It's a 6' dish that comes apart into 4 pieces. It's old but in good physical condition. I used it for a while on 123W, but didn't cement it in well and the pole went a little crooked. I don't imagine it would be very difficult to get the...

Channel editing does suck. I also find that after rearranging channels, my timers are all screwed up as well. It doesn't tune to a specific channel, rather a location in the channel list. I have never used the factory software since mine came hacked and there's no going back. I find the...

FEC and pilot are changeable on mine. Maybe the factory firmware doesn't support this? Mine has the wonderful (:rolleyes: *cough* *cough*) 1.31p on it.

I haven't tried this with mine (I usually just take the laptop to the box to download/upload tp's) but I would think that you could possibly add some QPSK/8PSK dummy tps to dummy satellites if you have unused locations. You could then motor to your desired location and then switch to the dummy...

The official measurement is 10'1" and attached is a better picture of the perforation size.

I'll get a tape measure out there tomorrow and measure. Are these usually measured straight across or by measuring along the curve? Edit: I got bored and went out with a measuring tape. I don't have the dish assembled, but one section measures 5'6.

I went and picked up the dish today. I have a friend helping me look for a 5" OD pole or fabricate something so that I can get it reinstalled. This is completely different than my mesh dish. I assume the sections of these dishes are made from solid sheets, then perforated, and then stamped...

That's the exact reason the current pipe is staying in it's old yard. That thing will not move one tiny bit and I'm afraid of how much concrete is lurking below the ground. I told the people they should put a bird feeder on top.

Sorry to threadjack, but since we already have a captive audience, I thought I'd ask. I need to source a pole for my new 10ft CM BUD. I am in need of a 5" OD pole. I have some local friends that are metal workers on the lookout though. What is the minimum depth I need this thing to be...

No, it wasn't six foot. I haven't measured it and I'm not too good at eyeballing these things as of yet, but it looked to be about 10 ft, based on the size of a section that I had stood up next to me (I'm 6,2). I'm not positive on that though. The dish itself was in very good condition. Of...