Technomate motor problem

[townni]

Hello i have had a technomate motor for my sat setup for over a year now but now the motor has stopped. It will not move when told so by the reciever and when you manualy go to move dish on motor it moves slightly then green light on motor goes amber. I have looked in the instructions but it does not mention an amber light. Any ideas and help appreciated

 

[satelliteman]

townni, check motor cable connections are ok. Also try rebooting receiver and command a goto reference.

 

[townni]

I have tried reseting motor and but the motor still does not move. I have checked all the cables and everything is ok and i still receive a picture fine for the satellite it is stuck on

 

[satelliteman]

Check there's nothing obstructing the motor from moving, try another receiver (unlikely) but there might be a power issue. Could well be a faulty motor afterall.

 

[A nonymous]

Check for water in the cable if your using that nasty honeycombed cable instead of foam filled

Its may be that you have a slight short

 

[Lazarus]

Hello i have had a technomate motor for my sat setup for over a year now but now the motor has stopped. It will not move when told so by the reciever and when you manualy go to move dish on motor it moves slightly then green light on motor goes amber. I have looked in the instructions but it does not mention an amber light. Any ideas and help appreciated

According to the Troubleshooting guides for similar motors, an LED showing orange after a failed demand to change position could be "caused by a loose magnet inside or hall sensor broken. Please contact your vendor for repair".

If so, not good news. Let's hope it is something simpler, like a lack of "oomph" due to a spot of water ingress or a less than secure connection (One of my DiSEqC motors behaves erratically if the cable from the Rx isn't tightened with a spanner, despite the L Band signal from the LNB being unaffected).

 

[Lazarus]

An afterthought.

I can't find mention of the size of the Dish you've got clagged on to that Motor.

Although most DiSEqC Motors are specified for up to 1.2m, using anything above 1m does tend to stress them, especially in exposed locations.

 

[rolfw]

It's an 80cm according to earlier posts Tivú, would be useful to have the dish size in profile.

 

[Lazarus]

It's an 80cm according to earlier posts Tivú, would be usefult to have the dish size in profile.

Thankyou, kind sir!

Mind you, I've only just added system details to my own profile this morning, so I wouldn't like to be the kettle that called the pot black

 

[townni]

Thanks for all the info guys ill have to wait for the weekend to check and have a real play with it now as im away untill then

 

[townni]

Turns out the motor is broken thanks for all the advice

 

[satelliteman]

How old is the motor townni?

 

[townni]

still within a year so sending it back to technomate for repair