So, now that I've got an order out for a 30" Winegard dish, a roof mount, a SG2100 motor to go with it, and an lnb that can pick up both circular and h/v... what steps do I need to take to get all this stuff protected from the elements.
I'm assuming you can ground the stuff by running a stripped coax cable attached to the parts in to the ground via an old rr nail or something....
I have the reciever (pansat 3500sd) grounded via one of those surge protectors that have coax in and outs...
I've read in a few threads about people painting stuff on the motor to protect it - what do you paint, and is it advisable to do that sort of stuff - do you invalidate a warantee or anything (if there is a warantee?) ... How often do you oil the motor, or do you?
I'm assuming some stuff can be covered with electrical tape wrapped up around it. Does painting a dish, motor or other stuff put more weight on it causing it to go out of alignment (I'd assume no)... Does painting a dish cause it to lose reception or anything? Can you put plastic on some parts to keep them dry? If so which ones? Anybody have a maintanence howto/tutorial/images or anything? Don't want mother nature to ruin this expensive stuff too quickly.
I'm assuming you can ground the stuff by running a stripped coax cable attached to the parts in to the ground via an old rr nail or something....
I have the reciever (pansat 3500sd) grounded via one of those surge protectors that have coax in and outs...
I've read in a few threads about people painting stuff on the motor to protect it - what do you paint, and is it advisable to do that sort of stuff - do you invalidate a warantee or anything (if there is a warantee?) ... How often do you oil the motor, or do you?
I'm assuming some stuff can be covered with electrical tape wrapped up around it. Does painting a dish, motor or other stuff put more weight on it causing it to go out of alignment (I'd assume no)... Does painting a dish cause it to lose reception or anything? Can you put plastic on some parts to keep them dry? If so which ones? Anybody have a maintanence howto/tutorial/images or anything? Don't want mother nature to ruin this expensive stuff too quickly.