V-Box - Actuator problem

[Sasquatch04]

Morning,,

Have a little problem with either the V-Box 5 or the actuator

Dish was at the outmost limit to the EAST,,moved and scanned from east to west no problems,,,set my limits east and west both in the receiver and v-box 5 with no problem,,,,once at the western most limit if I try to move east again it shows an ER 2 msg,,,,I know it means a no pulse signal,,,but have re-checked the wiring,,all seems good,,,I then inverse the motor wires on the V-box 5 then will move fine towards the EAST but not towards the WEST,,,Am a little confused,,,,could it be a problem with the v-box 5 ????it's brand new,,,,so is my Venture maxi actuator ?

I also connected directly to the dish,,,,and same problem

To move it one way is going fine then to move the other way I have to inverse the wires and it will move fine too

Cheers,,,,

 

[Lak7]

I had the Same issue, wouldn't travel West.
I found the giving the VBox a smack helped.
After a while, I bought a GBox.

There is a Switch/Relay for each direction, it's possible one is bad, or bad solder joint.

 

[Sasquatch04]

Ya,,that's what I thought,,,,,

Tks Lak,,,

 

[Lak7]

You may be able to get replacement parts at Rat Shack.

 

[truckracer]

I have a flakey v box in the spare bedroom that is ran by a pansat 9200HD. It sometimes does not want to move east giving me error 2.

there is nothing wrong with my actuator or wiring. I usually pull the plug on it and then plug it back in...it will start moving again.

I agree that a g box is probably in order.

 

[Sasquatch04]

I got in touch with the store where I bought it,,,,will try and change it,but I don't have my hopes up,as I bought it over 1 year ago,,,and I finished installing my dish a short while ago,,,

If they do not want to replace it,I will defenitely get the GBox from Sadoun,,,

Cheers,,,

 

[Sadoun]

I have 2 New Motech V-Box II that are left from the days we used to sell them. These were Demo units, but I don't remember we even hooked them up. They were just setting on the shelf. No remotes available (at least I can't see it in the box right now).

These are no longer listed on our website as we are only selling the Sadoun GBox V3000 now. So I am willing to let the two VBoxes go for $39 each plus shipping.

If anyone interested, PM me your name, zipcode, and email address. 1st come 1st served. I will send you a paypal invoice.

 

[Sasquatch04]

Hey Truckracer,,,,I have a friend who recommended thinning the motor wires,,

Took out my grinder last evening, thinned them out,,,flattened them a little,,,reconected and no more ERR 2 msgs,,,

Really weird but it now works fine

Just thought I wld pass you the tip

Cheers,,,,

 

[FTAsquirrel]

Best fix Get the G box, I changed from the V box and the Gbox is far better and the ability to display and enter sat names is great.

 

[Sasquatch04]

Yep,I know ,,,I have read lots of good reports regarding the GBox,,,,,,but for now,,,the Vbox is just fine,,,,,,will give it a try this winter and check it out,,,the moment it starts bugging out,,will defenitely get the GBox from Sadoun,,,but my budget is a little limited for now,,,,,,Now that my Bud is up and running,,,,I just got myself a sonicvoom in order to get AC 3,,,then next investment will be for an HD receiver,,,either Pansat or Azbox,,,,,,

Cheers Mate !!

 

[skysurfer]

I would recommend getting the GBOX. The VBOX is poorly built so you are likely to continue experiencing issues with it over time.

I can't speak yet about the GBOX as I haven't had it in operation as long as I had the VBOX before it developed solder joint issues, but so far so good with the GBOX. Only time will tell on that one.