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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Optical Actuator - Wiring Help
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<blockquote data-quote="moonbase" data-source="post: 541454" data-attributes="member: 178786"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I wish to connect an 36V actuator with an optical sensor to a positioner but am not 100% confident of the wiring. The terminals on the units are as below:</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Positioner connectors in 2 rows</u></p><p>[+Motor] [+5V] [GND]</p><p>[-Motor] [] [Sensor]</p><p>The middle connector on the 2nd row is not labelled and is directly below the [+5V] connector</p><p></p><p><u>Optical actuator connectors in 5 terminal block</u></p><p>[+5V] [Sensor] [GND] [M2] [M1]</p><p></p><p></p><p>The motor wiring is straightforward but it is the optical sensor in the actuator that I am not sure about. The connections I thought would be correct are:</p><p></p><p>[+5V] to [+5V] and [Sensor] to [Sensor]</p><p></p><p>However, I read the below on one of the satellite equipment suppliers web sites and it mentions the need for a 5th core connection</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #0000ff">Motor control cable. 5 core.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #0000ff">Our 4 core motor control cable (above) can also be used as 5 core cable.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #0000ff">Simply use the screen round the sensor wires as the earth wire. Works perfectly.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #0000ff">(5 core cable is normally used for optical sensor motors like the</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #0000ff">inclined orbit jack on the 1224EL H to H motor)</span></em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black">I am a bit confused by the wiring and would be grateful for any help from someone who knows how to wire up an optical actuator.</span></p><p></p><p>Thx & Rgds</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moonbase, post: 541454, member: 178786"] Hi, I wish to connect an 36V actuator with an optical sensor to a positioner but am not 100% confident of the wiring. The terminals on the units are as below: [U]Positioner connectors in 2 rows[/U] [+Motor] [+5V] [GND] [-Motor] [] [Sensor] The middle connector on the 2nd row is not labelled and is directly below the [+5V] connector [U]Optical actuator connectors in 5 terminal block[/U] [+5V] [Sensor] [GND] [M2] [M1] The motor wiring is straightforward but it is the optical sensor in the actuator that I am not sure about. The connections I thought would be correct are: [+5V] to [+5V] and [Sensor] to [Sensor] However, I read the below on one of the satellite equipment suppliers web sites and it mentions the need for a 5th core connection [I][COLOR=#0000ff]Motor control cable. 5 core.[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=#0000ff]Our 4 core motor control cable (above) can also be used as 5 core cable.[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=#0000ff]Simply use the screen round the sensor wires as the earth wire. Works perfectly.[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=#0000ff](5 core cable is normally used for optical sensor motors like the[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=#0000ff]inclined orbit jack on the 1224EL H to H motor)[/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=black]I am a bit confused by the wiring and would be grateful for any help from someone who knows how to wire up an optical actuator.[/COLOR] Thx & Rgds [/QUOTE]
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