Multiple dishes, one with a motor: switch question

[comfortably_numb]

We currently have a stationary 1.2m, 90cm and 76cm. Considering motorizing the 76cm or 90cm. All three are connected to a 4-port Chieta switch. Would adding the motor work with the switch, or would the motorized dish need it's own dedicated feed?

 

[clucas]

I currently have one coax from my Edision and a 4 port DiSEqC on two 1.2's (one has two lnbf's on it) and my 76 motorized. I did use port A for the motor. It's working.

 

[primestar31]

We currently have a stationary 1.2m, 90cm and 76cm. Considering motorizing the 76cm or 90cm. All three are connected to a 4-port Chieta switch. Would adding the motor work with the switch, or would the motorized dish need it's own dedicated feed?

Coax directly to that dish with the motor, and the switch gets installed on the other side (motor output coax) That way you don't have to worry about burning out the switch.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Thanks all. Got as far as removing the Winegard 76cm from it's current location and will be moving to a different spot on the wall to potentially motorize it.

The upside? With the Winegard gone, the Unimesh C-band dish has more room to move east, so we now have eyes on 55W to 123W

 

[k4otl]

We currently have a stationary 1.2m, 90cm and 76cm. Considering motorizing the 76cm or 90cm. All three are connected to a 4-port Chieta switch. Would adding the motor work with the switch, or would the motorized dish need it's own dedicated feed?

Have a Sg2100 motor on one of the outputs on a diseqc 1.1 8 way switch. Granted I use it sparingly, but it works. Cable runs less than 100' total. Also using a small dish, probably similiar to your 76 cm.

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[iBoston]

When i was running USALS, I had no issues with the USALS on a inline diseqc port.