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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 1159903" data-attributes="member: 175144">If you are certain it is a 20 year old reflector then I would suggest in order:Dismantling the reflector from the polarmount,Removing the paint on the reflector surface,checking the reflector sits more or less flat when face down on a really good level surface (a side on image will confirm if the dish is warped beforehand),employ your 'technician' to straighten out the reflector should it need it,verifying the feed arms are the correct length for a 240cm Famaval (I'm a bit worried it may not be one - I don't recall there being a hole in the centre when I installed them),reinstall on the polarmount with as manu spacers as it takes not to distort the reflector,string the reflector to verify it is straight, fit the feed to the correct distance for a Famaval (though it may not be),check performance with the existing LNB,if still unsatisfactory then buy some panels to increase the diameter,adjust the feedarms to the correct focal point,paint the reflector with the correct paint.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 1159903, member: 175144"] If you are certain it is a 20 year old reflector then I would suggest in order: Dismantling the reflector from the polarmount, Removing the paint on the reflector surface, checking the reflector sits more or less flat when face down on a really good level surface (a side on image will confirm if the dish is warped beforehand), employ your 'technician' to straighten out the reflector should it need it, verifying the feed arms are the correct length for a 240cm Famaval (I'm a bit worried it may not be one - I don't recall there being a hole in the centre when I installed them), reinstall on the polarmount with as manu spacers as it takes not to distort the reflector, string the reflector to verify it is straight, fit the feed to the correct distance for a Famaval (though it may not be), check performance with the existing LNB, if still unsatisfactory then buy some panels to increase the diameter, adjust the feedarms to the correct focal point, paint the reflector with the correct paint. [/QUOTE]

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