36v & vbox or diseqc

[howaboutthisonethen]

My trusty Echostar has just packed up so I have decided to get a Technomate 6900. My dish does not track the arc properly so I need an installer out to make the most of the new receiver. While he is here should I get him to take off the 8 year old Jaeger silent gold 36v motor and install a diseqc motor or should I stick with the 36v motor and get a vbox. I have a 1 metre dish (Lenson Heath I think) on a pole looking over the roof of the house.

Thanks

[SatSearcher]

I'm still using the same motor as you and the V-Box works fine with it, but it's up to you, you might want to modernise a bit, although mine still works well after over 10 years!

[albondi]

Hi
Best to keep your motor and get a v box .
You could ask your installer for his advice
Al

[ces]

howaboutthisonethen
where are ya based if ya want an installer to have a look at ya dish...also abit of advice I would def keep the 36volt & use a vbox to control the motor

ces

[jamesjay]

Keep the 36volt motor M8...the diseqc motor are slower and can be problematic, although I believe they have improved since they first came out.

I had problems with my 36volt motor at the beginning of this year and just changed the reed sensor now it is spot on...I use it with a Gbox and a Technomate 6900 super.

My Echostar 3600ip is redundant and gathering dust because it is dated compared with the user menu of the Technomate.
Best Regard, James.

[Hamrag1]

Again, as others have said - Keep your 36volt system. I bought mine in 1994, along with a Drake Sat receiver. After 2 house moves and 3 different Receivers, it is still working well - now with a Technomate 6900 HD, and has only cost me 2 new reed relays plus an annual grease & Oil service. Have so far replaced my neighbours Diseqc motor twice - both still under gaurantee.

[abr]

of course you could always use the echostar as a stand alone positioner:woohoo-022:

i have a dreambox and i use a pace mps 200r as a stand alone positioner
did have a v- box but it was the mark 1
that went wrong so used the pace now for quite a while with no problems:respect-050:

[oscar]

I would also keep the 36v motor.
Got myself a V-box last week as my Strong SRT 1500 analogue receiver positioner finally bit the dust.
V-box connected to TM1500CI+ and drives the 1.3 M dish perfectly.
Regards