Assembling a Zone 1 sat dish

I've got a zone 1 minidish to put up, but it needs assembling and I
have no instructions. Is there any website with assembly
instructions?

Marky P.

In message , Marky P
wrote
I've got a zone 1 minidish to put up, but it needs assembling and I
have no instructions. Is there any website with assembly
instructions?


http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/triax_dish.htm
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Alan
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"Marky P" wrote in message
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I've got a zone 1 minidish to put up, but it needs assembling and I
have no instructions. Is there any website with assembly
instructions?

How can you need instructions?

Bill

"Marky P" wrote in message
...
I've got a zone 1 minidish to put up, but it needs assembling and I
have no instructions. Is there any website with assembly
instructions?

Marky P.


Use the force Marky. It would be hard to get the assembly wrong.

The only thing that might throw you is it will appear to be missing one bolt
and one nut.

The manufacturer doesn't seem to think it's necessary to include / install
this additional nut & bolt, but I do so I always add one myself.

In message , Bill Wright
wrote

"Marky P" wrote in message
.. .
I've got a zone 1 minidish to put up, but it needs assembling and I
have no instructions. Is there any website with assembly
instructions?

How can you need instructions?


Marky just wants to know how the coax cable is connected to the dipole.
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Alan
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:48:47 +0100, "Bill Wright"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
.. .
I've got a zone 1 minidish to put up, but it needs assembling and I
have no instructions. Is there any website with assembly
instructions?

How can you need instructions?

Bill

I have never assembled a minidish (or any sat dish) before. Anyway,
after a tiny bit of perserverance, I've worked it out. It wasn't that
hard after all.

Marky P.

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:15:29 +0100, "Carpy"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
.. .
I've got a zone 1 minidish to put up, but it needs assembling and I
have no instructions. Is there any website with assembly
instructions?

Marky P.


Use the force Marky. It would be hard to get the assembly wrong.

The only thing that might throw you is it will appear to be missing one bolt
and one nut.

The manufacturer doesn't seem to think it's necessary to include / install
this additional nut & bolt, but I do so I always add one myself.






Yes, I noticed the missing bolt. What I've done is put the two bolts
on the wall fixing and the one bolt on the back of the dish where the
tilt gauge is. Is that right? Also, is a single output LNB ok for
Freesat HD? I heard Sky uses two feeds for HD, but what about
Freesat?

Marky P.

"Marky P" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:15:29 +0100, "Carpy"
wrote:


"Marky P" wrote in message
. ..
I've got a zone 1 minidish to put up, but it needs assembling and I
have no instructions. Is there any website with assembly
instructions?

Marky P.


Use the force Marky. It would be hard to get the assembly wrong.

The only thing that might throw you is it will appear to be missing one
bolt
and one nut.

The manufacturer doesn't seem to think it's necessary to include / install
this additional nut & bolt, but I do so I always add one myself.






Yes, I noticed the missing bolt. What I've done is put the two bolts
on the wall fixing and the one bolt on the back of the dish where the
tilt gauge is. Is that right? Also, is a single output LNB ok for
Freesat HD? I heard Sky uses two feeds for HD, but what about
Freesat?

Marky P.


Yes I believe that is the way the manufacturers intended. Just one bolt on
the elevation (vertical) adjustment and two on the horizontal adjustment.
Seems a bit silly to me as it tends to wobble quite a bit with just one
bolt.

You only need one LNB feed for high definition, but as with Sky HD the two
feeds are required because it's a twin tuner PVR. One feed for each tuner.

There aren't any twin tuner PVRs released for Freesat yet, so for your
normal HD box one LNB feed will be fine. Might be an idea to fit a twin /
quad and run an extra cable for when the Freesat PVRs do come out though.

In message , Marky P
wrote

Yes, I noticed the missing bolt. What I've done is put the two bolts
on the wall fixing and the one bolt on the back of the dish where the
tilt gauge is. Is that right? Also, is a single output LNB ok for
Freesat HD? I heard Sky uses two feeds for HD, but what about
Freesat?


A single LNB is OK for the current crop of Freesat boxes SD and HD. A
dual will be required for any PVR, which may not be available until next
year. A quad may easier or cheaper to source than a dual. You may want
to fit a quad if you are having boxes in more than one room.

If you are thinking of buying a Freesat HD branded box be aware that the
Humax box has got serious lip sync problems on some HD broadcasts
(mainly when the audio track is in Digital Dolby 5.1 surround sound).
Bush, Goodmans and Grundig are all part of the Alba group and the their
SD boxes have the same electronics despite having different prices.
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Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Marky P wrote:
I've got a zone 1 minidish to put up, but it needs assembling and I
have no instructions. Is there any website with assembly
instructions?

Easy.

1. Squirt wall surface with reasonable amount of 'No Nails' adhesive,
2. Stick and align dish for good picture,
3. Hold until set.

:-p

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Adrian C