The DirecTV SL3K4NR1-03

[Trust]

The one I made is especially for the SL3K4R0-01 that I have , see pictures of my postings .
VS , Scopus and John , do all have the same ?
When I decide to do it , its maybe smart to send it to one person in the UK ( saving international shipping costs ) at least as John also live in the UK .

 

[Llew]

The one I made is especially for the SL3K4R0-01 that I have , see pictures of my postings .
VS , Scopus and John , do all have the same ?
When I decide to do it , its maybe smart to send it to one person in the UK ( saving international shipping costs ) at least as John also live in the UK .

Yes, I have the -01 as well as the -03. John, VS and myself are in the UK, so sending them as a batch to one of us seems a good idea.

 

[scopus]

I'm also in the UK and have the same as Llew, the 01 and 03. I don't mind if you want to send them to me for posting on or any of the other guys. Your choice Trust. John trusts me as I know him! Lol.

 

[Vipersan]

No probs with whatever arrangement you make for postage ..
It's not like these things are large and weighty..
As to the SL3 ..
I think I now have at least 1 of each version ...
The -01 being on the dish at present.
cheers
VS

 

[John]

.... have all three versions here as well to play with so it could make it easier for you to make the "01" variant. Have no problem with whatever postage arrangement you decide on either.

Appreciate the kind gesture of reproducing these if and when, don't let it interfere with anything more important you might have on the go though ;)

 

[Trust]

The horn feed in my earlier post cost £13 plus postage from Israel, about the cheapest option for me so far,

Scopus , do have that adres (Shop?) for me ?
I'm pretty shure I gonna make a few Triax-like feedhorns .

 

[scopus]

Trust, sent you a PM

 

[scopus]

Link for the horn feedhorns

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WAVEGUIDE...555?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c467c9eeb

 

[Trust]

Thnx for the link , I hoped it came from a satshop of the Israelien region , maybe finding a source for the Invert KA lnb for Egypt .
Expecting there will be more aspirant buyers ( maybe in Germany) I showed the feedhorn to a industrial company an asked the price for 20 pieces .
Maybe 12 as in my picture above , and 8 with a strait , longer wavepipe .
Have to wait for there answer .

Also liked your idea to send the nessecairy amount to you and you distribute and charge them to the others .

 

[Trust]

Still no answer from the lathe compay .
In the meantime I changed my lnb changer and finished (?) the SL3k with a more adjustable support .
Also a new pvc front cover plate with the same dimentions as the original cover , between this ,foil to keep the water and bugs away .

 

[Archive-8]

And a quick knockup ,,,and the new SL3 is on the lnb bracket at roughly the right angle ..
certainly enough to lock Unire Nag feed at 8.2db ..
the prime lnb I'm using is now a few degrees further away from the focus ..
I'll be trying to activate the slightly closer lnb ie the feed closest to the XMW tomorrow ..
enough for now ..
Here is a Vertical blindscan
ie RHCP...

Horizontal ie LHCP to follow for comparison...

btw Llew
IF you do buy one of these SL3s ...or indeed the older version ..
Don't forget to buy at least 1x SUP-2400
or 2 if you prefer..they're dirt cheap.
You will need one for modding ..and one to leave as is.
That way you can put one on each of 2 f connectors of the SL3..
The modded one will give permanent access to Ka band A ...and the unmodded one you can either leave out ..or include on another diseqc port to switch on or off for Ka band B with the crazyscan special that was modified for me by Crazycat.
rgds
VS

What did you make the lnb holder from please?

 

[Captain Jack]

These are from PVC plumbing pipes

 

[Trust]

In the mail today the offer from the lathe company .

20 pcs € 18.85
30 pcs € 17.00
40 pcs € 16.00

prices / one excl VAT 19 %

Like to see your'e reactions , but I think I gonna make them by myself , just have to find the proper material .

untill now there are 6 customers for 14 feedhorns

 

[John]

...... Thanks again for your work, I don't mind doubling up on my amount to 4 units if it helps to get the numbers up Trust.. These feeds really do give you a better match to the dish and are worth the effort for any d.i.y'ers out there. I could even re-graft one back onto one of my previously butchered Inverto Ka lnb's

 

[Llew]

Yes Trust, thanks again for your work on these feeds. Two more would be fine for me, making my total as 3.

 

[scopus]

I don't having 4 feeds if that makes life easier...

 

[Trust]

I don't having 4 feeds if that makes life easier...

Don't understand , do you mean , you want 4 instead of 3 ?
So untill now here :
Llew 1
Scopus 4
John 4
VS 2

German board :
DigiDx 4
5gradwest 3
Feedsat 2

Have to dissapoint you all , I'm not gonna make them by myself , the tools are expensive and are sensitive (allready broke one)
Its difficult to make those small slots in alu , the material sticks to the tool and than there is to much friction , wrecking the tool and the horn .
If everyone joins , we have 20 pcs , makes €22.45/pcs

I know it looks different now , so let me know if you all still want to go on , less then 20 will be even more expensive .
again , sorry !

 

[Llew]

Hi Trust. I did say I would like another 2 to make 3, if that's OK.

Fine with me if you have them made instead.

 

[scopus]

Yes, Trust I will have 4. No problem with you having to make them, still a lot cheaper tha butchering LNB's to get them

 

[John]

... ok by me if you out-source them Trust