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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1149473" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>IIRC, it's like that because, without the strap to the edge of the roof, the dish/motor combo wasn't very stable in any wind, and so the strap "triangulated" the mounting and stabilised it.</p><p></p><p>In the context of the current thread, the shot of the rear of the dish and motor-to-dish mounting is the interesting one to me. I'm now begining to suspect those "thumbscrews nuts" on the motor pole to dish clamps because it would have been difficult to really tighten them by hand, and that could then have allowed the dish position to alter in strong winds (which are almost certainly pretty frequent "up there".!).</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think I'd now:</p><p>- As I said before, make sure the 4 bolts holding the "L" bracket to the wall are really tight;</p><p>- make sure the <strong>vertical part of the "L" bracket is still actually vertical;</strong></p><p>- recheck, & correct if necessary, the <strong>motor azimuth</strong> setting on the "L" bracket;</p><p>- replace the thumbsrews nuts with "proper" nuts <em>(probably M6 or M8, maybe?)</em> and with spring washers under them;</p><p>- recheck, & correct if necessary, the <strong>dish position on the motor pole</strong>, and then use a spanner to tighten those nuts properly;</p><p>- tell "us" what was found during the checks, and what was then done, as, then, we all might have a better idea of what had "moved" in the last couple of years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1149473, member: 176704"] IIRC, it's like that because, without the strap to the edge of the roof, the dish/motor combo wasn't very stable in any wind, and so the strap "triangulated" the mounting and stabilised it. In the context of the current thread, the shot of the rear of the dish and motor-to-dish mounting is the interesting one to me. I'm now begining to suspect those "thumbscrews nuts" on the motor pole to dish clamps because it would have been difficult to really tighten them by hand, and that could then have allowed the dish position to alter in strong winds (which are almost certainly pretty frequent "up there".!). Personally, I think I'd now: - As I said before, make sure the 4 bolts holding the "L" bracket to the wall are really tight; - make sure the [B]vertical part of the "L" bracket is still actually vertical;[/B] - recheck, & correct if necessary, the [B]motor azimuth[/B] setting on the "L" bracket; - replace the thumbsrews nuts with "proper" nuts [I](probably M6 or M8, maybe?)[/I] and with spring washers under them; - recheck, & correct if necessary, the [B]dish position on the motor pole[/B], and then use a spanner to tighten those nuts properly; - tell "us" what was found during the checks, and what was then done, as, then, we all might have a better idea of what had "moved" in the last couple of years. [/QUOTE]
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