"Bill (Adopt)" <adopt@billsimpson.com> wrote in message
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> In article <5552seF23gcp5U1@mid.individual.net>,
> Pat <psweeney@riversway.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> (re piccies):
>> I havent a clue if this will work also I dont know if you will be able to
>> tell from the pictures but here they are
>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7224344@N03/?saved=1
>
> Piccies look fine! Better than I can do with camera
> phone (cheap one)!
>
> The angle of the rotor arm on which the dish is secured
> looks fairly normal: To check, (if it's necessary):
>
> 1. The mount...
>
> That the vertical part of the mount, that's the
> bent-up bit onto which the motor and motor chassis
> is bolted, is absolutely perpendicular. )
>
> If it's not then, as said previously, you will have
> all sorts of probs.
>
>
> 2. The motor's chassis/steel holder...
>
> Check that the angle of this is NOT set to the
> inclination angle of the dish.. (this is pressed
> into the chassis on the right hand side looking
> from the rear).
>
> Check that it is set to your latitude at just about
> 54N. On my similar motor chassis, the latitude markings
> are pressed into the metal on the left hand side of the
> motor's mount, looking from the rear.
>
> ie.. the side of the motor that my piccie magnifier
> (old eyeballs) ) you have in piccies 8 and 9 - the
> bottom row of your excellent pics.
>
> If your installer has bolted the dish inclination on
> the motor's chassis rather than your latitude, then
> I suppose the rotor arm could be quite a bit out, as
> it swings from horizon to horizon. On the other hand,
> you are getting some things - so I guess it's OK!
>
> Difficult to tell, but it looks about right!
>
>
> 3. Set the dish inclination, if possible, by it's own
> protractor - usually pressed in somewhere close to the
> dish itself. My piccie magnifier seems shows this as
> the curved slot on the bolt just next to the dish itself.
>
> However...
>
> The dish does seem correctly mounted, or at least pointing
> almost horizontally - which, for an offset dish at our
> latitudes is correct. (The dish only points vertically
> into the sky at or near the equator).
>
>
> 4. True South...
>
> Remember that the dish, the rotor arm and the motor are
> only lined up together when the whole assembly is pointing
> to True South.
>
> Once the motor has moved the dish to a satellite position,
> then not only will the dish swivel, but the angle of the
> rotor arm will make it seem to twist - almost onto it's
> side at the far edges. This is quite normal. It is this
> twist that automatically gives your LNB it's skew angles.
>
>
> So, possibly it is indeed the box and not necessarily the installer,
> but I guess your knowledgeable helper arriving on Thursday can also
> have a quick check of these things for you.
>
> Pat ..as I said, don't get too disheartened ..keep laughing! We've
> all been here ..and cryed buckets into the bargain, (and I'll bet Walt
> has as well!) - and in my case also scared the local moggies with a
> stream of expletives...!
>
> )
>
> Bill ZFC
> e&oe ...of course! )
>
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Chaps comes Thursday will let you know what he said.

Been to craplins and he swapped the box for a ZAPBOX twin made by Metronix

Cant get that to work either !

Ahh well. Its all good fun, not