Northern Monkey
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hi.
Got a problem with my motorised dish, won't move.
I've been up the ladder checked all connections on my motor, tried a different cable from the receiver to the motor, tried a different receiver.
Dish wouldn't move even when I pressed the button on my motor.
Now I think I've found the problem, the cable from the motor to the lnb is hanging down cos the cable ties have snapped off where it attached to the arm (because of the sun). So I grabbed the cable and moved it about while pressing the move button on the motor, it moves a little.
So the problem is more than likely a break in the cable, or a bad connection on the lnb end, I've checked the motor end.
Now my problem... I can't reach the lnb.
My dish is halfway up the roof on the gable end, I can reach the motor and the dish, but the lnb is stuck out about 4 foot in mid air.
Anyone got any tips on how to do this?
Or failing that recommend a sat engineer in Rochdale area that will come out and replace the cable, preferably without charging me an arm and a leg:emoji_grin:.
Thanks.
Got a problem with my motorised dish, won't move.
I've been up the ladder checked all connections on my motor, tried a different cable from the receiver to the motor, tried a different receiver.
Dish wouldn't move even when I pressed the button on my motor.
Now I think I've found the problem, the cable from the motor to the lnb is hanging down cos the cable ties have snapped off where it attached to the arm (because of the sun). So I grabbed the cable and moved it about while pressing the move button on the motor, it moves a little.
So the problem is more than likely a break in the cable, or a bad connection on the lnb end, I've checked the motor end.
Now my problem... I can't reach the lnb.
My dish is halfway up the roof on the gable end, I can reach the motor and the dish, but the lnb is stuck out about 4 foot in mid air.
Anyone got any tips on how to do this?
Or failing that recommend a sat engineer in Rochdale area that will come out and replace the cable, preferably without charging me an arm and a leg:emoji_grin:.
Thanks.