satellitestuff
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I seem to be unlucky with these, as the second one has just died on me - and it's not really been used too much over the three-or-so years that I've had it!
I noticed a few months ago that it was struggling to move intermittently, but just thought it was because I'd extended the cable with an F-connector coupler. Just assumed that there wasn't enough voltage getting to it (especially on H transponders). After messing around, I tested the cabling with a multimeter and saw that just over 18v was getting to it - so all seemed OK. I also noticed that when controlling the motor directly with the buttons on it, that it needed a bit of convincing (a little shove) to get past some parts of the arc where it was struggling. Anyway, since the weekend, it now only seems to move West! It just made a click when doing the double-press thing to turn it East.
After reluctantly taking the dish down and motor off, I opened it up and noticed that one of the capacitors on the board looking a bit iffy and coroded. Could this be the culprit? It doesn't really seem that watertight in there due to the rubber bung things that cover up the LED. I've bought a new motor now, but would like to ressurect the knackered one as a spare if possible. Any suggestions? Think it's a Technomate model 3.
I noticed a few months ago that it was struggling to move intermittently, but just thought it was because I'd extended the cable with an F-connector coupler. Just assumed that there wasn't enough voltage getting to it (especially on H transponders). After messing around, I tested the cabling with a multimeter and saw that just over 18v was getting to it - so all seemed OK. I also noticed that when controlling the motor directly with the buttons on it, that it needed a bit of convincing (a little shove) to get past some parts of the arc where it was struggling. Anyway, since the weekend, it now only seems to move West! It just made a click when doing the double-press thing to turn it East.
After reluctantly taking the dish down and motor off, I opened it up and noticed that one of the capacitors on the board looking a bit iffy and coroded. Could this be the culprit? It doesn't really seem that watertight in there due to the rubber bung things that cover up the LED. I've bought a new motor now, but would like to ressurect the knackered one as a spare if possible. Any suggestions? Think it's a Technomate model 3.