Moteck 60 Position V-BOX II

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Here is the manual to a Moteck 60 position V-BOX II in a PDF that I've just scanned for myself and thought I'd share.

Not a perfect scan honestly think I could do better if I took a bit more time.
 

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Here is the manual to a Moteck 60 position V-BOX II in a PDF that I've just scanned for myself and thought I'd share.

Not a perfect scan honestly think I could do better if I took a bit more time.



Hi Remlap, Did you have any problems in setting the East and West limits? I just tried installing a similar controller (SuperJack V-Box II, 99 positions) and was unable to set the limits manually. Using the receiver did not work either. Moving the dish East or West did work though.
Finally after endless trials the controller stopped working altogether. The relays click but the dish does not move any more. When I connect the setup to my old Topfield with integrated positioner the dish positioning works fine.
Are satisfied with your V-Box? Does it work reliably?
Thanks
 
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I've tried 2 Superjack V-Box II's, both with poor results, the first was well built, but very quickly developed an electronic fault, when in standby mode. The replacement was completely different, poorer quality of build, but worked. The only problem, witht eh second unit, was the poor build quality, which caused interference, from my DECT telephone, on the usual channels. No matter how far I moved te telephone I couldn't cure the interference, so returned that as well. Still awaiting a refund, for both the V-Box, and postage.
 

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Just recently installed a vbox 7 positioner to take the spot of my pansat ap600 which had a mind of its own on ku band. Aside from the M1 and M2 slots being undersized for the wire thickness all is working quite well. Setting up the limits was effortless, pressed limit-east-enter and the same for west. I find its accuracy is lacking from time to time and the dish does need to be nudged slightly.
 

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Slightly off thread, I've been using a G-Box 3000 for just over a year, everyday almost. So far it has worked perfectly, also has the ability to add names to satellites. :)
 

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I've tried 2 Superjack V-Box II's, both with poor results, the first was well built, but very quickly developed an electronic fault, when in standby mode. The replacement was completely different, poorer quality of build, but worked. The only problem, witht eh second unit, was the poor build quality, which caused interference, from my DECT telephone, on the usual channels. No matter how far I moved te telephone I couldn't cure the interference, so returned that as well. Still awaiting a refund, for both the V-Box, and postage.

My unit is also of poor built quality. The LNB in connector at first did not accept the connector. Gentle poking with a needle was required to open the contacts a bit so that the coax core could be inserted. The label also had come off during shipping.
Question: Should continuous pressing of the East or West button on the remote result in a continuous movement? In my unit it was necessary to press the button repeatedly, as each pressing only advances the positioner by one step. Ok for fine tuning but totally unusable for larger movements. When under the control of the receiver the unit would make individual or continuous steps as per settings of the receiver (The receiver used for this setup is an IG 740HD.)
Now however the unit only moves into one direction (West) irrespective of East or West settings or single or continuous stepping or control from receiver or remote. As said earlier, the dish positioner works perfectly fine with the old Topfield receiver. I guess the unit is broken. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
 

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Question: Should continuous pressing of the East or West button on the remote result in a continuous movement? In my unit it was necessary to press the button repeatedly, as each pressing only advances the positioner by one step. Ok for fine tuning but totally unusable for larger movements.

Does it give you the E-2 error? It's almost like it's not counting the pulses from the reed switch - maybe that's why it stops?
 

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Does it give you the E-2 error? It's almost like it's not counting the pulses from the reed switch - maybe that's why it stops?
No error message at all. It looks like if the box would not receive the pulses, but the positioner is brand new and works perfectly fine with my old Topfield. Have sent the unit today to a friend - an electronics engineer - who has a working setup and who will swap out his unit against my unit and then inform me if the unit works or not. He also promised to try and fix it. Let's wait and see.
 

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i got today position
when I click east and west I got errore
E-2 error
 

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From memory the E2 error often refers to limits, try altering the East, and West Limits.
 

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From memory the E2 error often refers to limits, try altering the East, and West Limits.
Or the reed sensor has blown, loose wire, actuator seized.
 

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Yup, I get this if there's an error from the sensor circuit, normally due to a poor connection in my non waterproof connector under the dish :D
 
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