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<blockquote data-quote="deeptho" data-source="post: 1152297" data-attributes="member: 215446">The LNB will certainly make a difference. A diseqc switch will make even more difference as all of these things consumepower. Good connectors are essential.Although not the best solution, I have a motor connected behind a diseqc switch. All that motor power then needsto go through the switch. It still works and for me (and it is just within current limits) it was the easiest regarding cabling (diseqc switchis located near a wavefrontier dish. Note that how much current the rotor consumes also depends on load. So attaching a dish will make&nbsp; a different.Even &quot;slack adjustment&quot; on the rotor makes a difference. My rotor had some slack, leading to a wobbly dish. Tightening a screw made that disappear but also increase power consumption. I measured the current and it was still ok for the dish.Dish weight can also affect the needed currents.In other words: problems can depend on various details. Other complicated cases include cascaded switches. The good news is that with proper software, it is possible to make it all work, without having a huge speed penalty.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="deeptho, post: 1152297, member: 215446"] The LNB will certainly make a difference. A diseqc switch will make even more difference as all of these things consume power. Good connectors are essential. Although not the best solution, I have a motor connected behind a diseqc switch. All that motor power then needs to go through the switch. It still works and for me (and it is just within current limits) it was the easiest regarding cabling (diseqc switch is located near a wavefrontier dish. Note that how much current the rotor consumes also depends on load. So attaching a dish will make a different. Even "slack adjustment" on the rotor makes a difference. My rotor had some slack, leading to a wobbly dish. Tightening a screw made that disappear but also increase power consumption. I measured the current and it was still ok for the dish. Dish weight can also affect the needed currents. In other words: problems can depend on various details. Other complicated cases include cascaded switches. The good news is that with proper software, it is possible to make it all work, without having a huge speed penalty. [/QUOTE]

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