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Well, what can i say. A week ago, I decided to move my C-band dish to the eastern arc to get the BBC news. Wouldn't move. Went out to the actuator and just literally blew out the cobwebs. Then fiddled with the ASC1 for a while, until I finally reset all soft limits and then moved the dish manually. Afterwards, I reset soft limits to outer satellite limits. Everything worked fine in regards to moving the dish.
Been on the BBC for a week listening to updates. Wanted to bump it over a few degrees to NHK. Wouldn't move again. I tried the soft reset. Didn't work this time. The "Reach W/E Limit! Limit Switch? Sensor? Motor Blocked?" message appeared. I tried a global reset. Nothing. Cut power. I went out to the actuator, saw there was a little corrosion on one of the power wires from the ASC1. Cleaned it off and reconnected it. Tried the soft reset again. "Position 0000, W limit 0005, E limit -0005" Manually tried to move W or E, but won't budge (not even to 0001), and still get the Reach W/E Limit! Limit Switch? Sensor? Motor Blocked? message. Tried using a VBOX7, and I got an Err2 message. No motion. I hooked it up back and forth, and just left it with the VBOX7 for now, although it still won't budge.
The road crew did knock the power off while I was at work this past week.
I heard switches go out in actuators. Could that be the problem? I have no idea how to replace it or determine if it's the problem. I just find it odd that last week, the soft reset worked and the actuator itself behaved fine. So, I'm inclined to think it may be something I'm not doing right with the ASC1. Yet, it doesn't do anything with the VBOX7 either. Right now, the dish is stuck and does not move at all. I haven't tried a car battery on the motor. What are the steps to doing that? Or other advice out there?
Been on the BBC for a week listening to updates. Wanted to bump it over a few degrees to NHK. Wouldn't move again. I tried the soft reset. Didn't work this time. The "Reach W/E Limit! Limit Switch? Sensor? Motor Blocked?" message appeared. I tried a global reset. Nothing. Cut power. I went out to the actuator, saw there was a little corrosion on one of the power wires from the ASC1. Cleaned it off and reconnected it. Tried the soft reset again. "Position 0000, W limit 0005, E limit -0005" Manually tried to move W or E, but won't budge (not even to 0001), and still get the Reach W/E Limit! Limit Switch? Sensor? Motor Blocked? message. Tried using a VBOX7, and I got an Err2 message. No motion. I hooked it up back and forth, and just left it with the VBOX7 for now, although it still won't budge.
The road crew did knock the power off while I was at work this past week.
I heard switches go out in actuators. Could that be the problem? I have no idea how to replace it or determine if it's the problem. I just find it odd that last week, the soft reset worked and the actuator itself behaved fine. So, I'm inclined to think it may be something I'm not doing right with the ASC1. Yet, it doesn't do anything with the VBOX7 either. Right now, the dish is stuck and does not move at all. I haven't tried a car battery on the motor. What are the steps to doing that? Or other advice out there?
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No reply yet to my testing question in post #8. Is the sensor (reed switch) providing open/close cycles (pulse counts) when moving the motor with the 12Vdc battery?
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7 - 10Vdc on the ASC1 terminals S1/S2? Great! The circuit is working. I agree with Arlo... NO NEED TO OPEN THE ASC1. The sensor power is working properly.
We previously verified the M1/M2 motor power is working. I agree with Arlo... NO NEED TO OPEN THE ASC1. The relays are working properly.
Can't reset soft limits... actuator problem?
Well, what can i say. A week ago, I decided to move my C-band dish to the eastern arc to get the BBC news. Wouldn't move. Went out to the actuator and just literally blew out the cobwebs. Then fiddled with the ASC1 for a while, until I finally reset all soft limits and then moved the dish...
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7 - 10Vdc on the ASC1 terminals S1/S2? Great! The circuit is working. I agree with Arlo... NO NEED TO OPEN THE ASC1. The sensor power is working properly.
We previously verified the M1/M2 motor power is working. I agree with Arlo... NO NEED TO OPEN THE ASC1. The relays are working properly.
Glad you found the problem. I don't really know the size of connectors you would use at the controller. I just tinned the wire ends and stuck them in the terminal strips. So far so good. I guess you could take a chunk of copper wire and bend it in a U shape and take it along to the electrical supply, auto parts, or hardware store.
Now you have a multimeter at least you can sort out that box of old batteries that are iffy.
They are a handy thing to have around. Just remember. You can't really screw one up in voltage mode.
In Ohms and amps...well, Ohms doesn't like any voltage on the leads. And amps, don't stick your leads in a wall socket or across the Ford battery. You'll find out why fast. And. If it uses a battery (digital). Keep a danged good one in it.
Maybe this will be good reference for others in the same situation.
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.
I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
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I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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OMG to freaking funny
Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.
Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."