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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="Graham Sorenson" data-source="post: 6126"><p>>Hi </p><p>></p><p>>I hope someone can help me </p><p>>out on this because I </p><p>>am going mad </p><p>>listening to different advice from different </p><p>>satellite equipment </p><p>>companies! </p><p>></p><p>>I have just purchased a Humax </p><p>>IR-CI 5400 and all the </p><p>>kit to install a motorised </p><p>>dish using a Jeager 128G </p><p>>H-H mount to be driven </p><p>>by my existing Pace MSS1008IP. </p><p>>My problem is simple - </p><p>>or so I thought! What </p><p>>sort of cable should I </p><p>>use to connect from the </p><p>>built in Pace positioner to </p><p>>the Jaeger128. Everyone I have </p><p>>asked is agreed on 4 </p><p>>core (I guess that bit </p><p>>is easy) but when it </p><p>>comes to the gauge of </p><p>>the cable I am getting </p><p>>answers from 0.25 to 0.75 </p><p>>and the reply alternates between </p><p>>screened and unscreened according to </p><p>>which way the wind is </p><p>>blowing and the time of </p><p>>day. In addition my cable </p><p>>run will be about 22 </p><p>>metres and no one will </p><p>>answer the question of whether </p><p>>this distance is OK </p><p></p><p></p><p>This is a short run and should post no problems.</p><p></p><p>i.e. </p><p>>is it too far or </p><p>>will I need some kind </p><p>>of repeater in the cable </p><p>>run? </p><p></p><p></p><p>></p><p>>Can someone please help me out </p><p>>and point me in the </p><p>>right direction? If you do </p><p>>recommend a particular type of </p><p>>cable it would be very </p><p>>much appreciated if you could </p><p>>give the name a company </p><p>>who can supply it. </p><p>></p><p>>To be honest as someone new </p><p>>to the field of motorised </p><p>>satellite </p><p>>installations the whole experience of buying </p><p>>my kit, and particularly this </p><p>>cable, has left me feeling </p><p>>very unimpressed with the professionalism </p><p>>of the industry. </p><p></p><p></p><p>14 years experience has shown that there are two types of business .. Those that only do the fixed systems and are pretty much clueless on multi sat systems, and those that have some knowledge of multi sat systems, again split into two types, those that are good at what they know/do and those that just bumble on. :-)</p><p></p><p>Hopefully I am one of those that know/do . </p><p></p><p>For your short run almost any cable will work, (subject to not getting interference on the sensor pair from somewhere) everything from telephone/alarm cable right up to dedicated satellite motor cable has been sucessfully used. </p><p></p><p>The dedicated cable whould be 2 pair, one pair shielded for the sensor and the other pair is a thicker gauge for the 36vDC motor power.</p><p></p><p>Look in the comics for suppliers. The ones already suggested are wholesale and wouldn't supply less than 100metres (Probably 250 metres) I would suggest me but I don't have any in stock at the moment. :-)</p><p></p><p>Again if you want to try other cables they should work fine </p><p></p><p>(If you use 6 or 8 core telephone/alarm cable twist togeather some of the wires so you get a thicker wire for the motor)</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p><p></p><p>Graham</p><p></p><p></p><p>></p><p>>Very many thanks :-) </p><p>></p><p>>John </p><p>>Derby UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Graham Sorenson, post: 6126"] >Hi > >I hope someone can help me >out on this because I >am going mad >listening to different advice from different >satellite equipment >companies! > >I have just purchased a Humax >IR-CI 5400 and all the >kit to install a motorised >dish using a Jeager 128G >H-H mount to be driven >by my existing Pace MSS1008IP. >My problem is simple - >or so I thought! What >sort of cable should I >use to connect from the >built in Pace positioner to >the Jaeger128. Everyone I have >asked is agreed on 4 >core (I guess that bit >is easy) but when it >comes to the gauge of >the cable I am getting >answers from 0.25 to 0.75 >and the reply alternates between >screened and unscreened according to >which way the wind is >blowing and the time of >day. In addition my cable >run will be about 22 >metres and no one will >answer the question of whether >this distance is OK This is a short run and should post no problems. i.e. >is it too far or >will I need some kind >of repeater in the cable >run? > >Can someone please help me out >and point me in the >right direction? If you do >recommend a particular type of >cable it would be very >much appreciated if you could >give the name a company >who can supply it. > >To be honest as someone new >to the field of motorised >satellite >installations the whole experience of buying >my kit, and particularly this >cable, has left me feeling >very unimpressed with the professionalism >of the industry. 14 years experience has shown that there are two types of business .. Those that only do the fixed systems and are pretty much clueless on multi sat systems, and those that have some knowledge of multi sat systems, again split into two types, those that are good at what they know/do and those that just bumble on. :-) Hopefully I am one of those that know/do . For your short run almost any cable will work, (subject to not getting interference on the sensor pair from somewhere) everything from telephone/alarm cable right up to dedicated satellite motor cable has been sucessfully used. The dedicated cable whould be 2 pair, one pair shielded for the sensor and the other pair is a thicker gauge for the 36vDC motor power. Look in the comics for suppliers. The ones already suggested are wholesale and wouldn't supply less than 100metres (Probably 250 metres) I would suggest me but I don't have any in stock at the moment. :-) Again if you want to try other cables they should work fine (If you use 6 or 8 core telephone/alarm cable twist togeather some of the wires so you get a thicker wire for the motor) Hope this helps Graham > >Very many thanks :-) > >John >Derby UK [/QUOTE]
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