tm 2600 motor fubared?

[3tv]

think my tm 2600 is ready for the bin. As of today its stuck on 5w. the only way I can get it to move is by using the goto 0 which returns the dish to 0. The dish will only move to 5w, selecting any other sat and it doesn't move. Damn annoying. Does it sound like a simple fix or should I just get a new one.?

[Mickha]

Have you accidentally set East/West limits, on your receiver?
A loose/damaged connection, or cable, might be the problem.
Does the TM2600 have manual buttons, on the motor, to move it East/West, if so have you tried them?

[3tv]

Tried 2 recievers and both wont move it :( can move it using the buttons on motor though.

[Mickha]

Then check all wiring, and connections, for signs of damage, and water ingress.
If you have easy access you could run some new cable, from LNB, to ,otor, and a short cable from motor to receiver, just to check if it then works.

[simon 2003]

have you tried the reset pin mate,mine went weird a while back this sorted it ,push in a thin nail or something in for a few seconds all the lights flash to indicate its been reset ,worth a try as its movable and not physically seized /knackered ?

worth noting i think the hole is partially obscured by a rubber cover over one of the lights/buttons ?

[3tv]

have you tried the reset pin mate,mine went weird a while back this sorted it ,push in a thin nail or something in for a few seconds all the lights flash to indicate its been reset ,worth a try as its movable and not physically seized /knackered ?

worth noting i think the hole is partially obscured by a rubber cover over one of the lights/buttons ?

yeah I reset it last night but still not working. Today its working though, its got to be water ingress as Mickha pointed out. cheers

[darmeth]

yeah I reset it last night but still not working. Today its working though, its got to be water ingress as Mickha pointed out. cheers

Had the same issue a few weeks back on the same motor. Turned out to be a dodgy connection on the cable. Trimmed the end, and adjusted the cable ties that hold it and presto! But was mighty frustrating. Good luck.

[Barney]

My problem was lot more obvious ..went out for few hours came back No Signal ...look at the cable for motor it was laying there shredded to $hit ...
my brother was out with the strimmer [ Weed Whacker as yanks like to call it ] again .
Had no choice but to buy New Roll of Coax cable ... since putting a 2nd Joint [ his last effort @ Strimming ] on the cable just did not work .
so if your cable like mine had a joint in it anywhere or simply got water inside then its just best to fit a new run of cable and put it inside a tube i went with a copper pipe for obvious reasons :rolleyes:
but maybbe you might get lucky by cutting back about a foot of cable and try putting new F Connector on which may well save you the hassel running a new cable ?

Good luck : ))