DM500S and motor

[geoair.pt]

Hi all,
Following my previous post I now have my genuine DM500S attached to a 45 cm technisat digish and I'm considering attaching a moteck sg2100.
Since I have red mixed opinions about the ability of the DM500s powering motors, I would like to know your feedback/opinions on this subject.
Thanks.

[kalpikos]

Re: DM500S and motor

Hi mate

I think that you will not have any problem with your box.
Also, moteck sg2100 is a good motor and works well with dm500s.
I disagree only about your dish.
I saw this 45 cm technisat digish on the net and it seems very very small. I don't know what abilities has but I believe that it's small.

I will suggest to you a bigger dish , I was thinking about 90-100 cm.
In this way, you will receive many sattelites with strong signal.

[geoair.pt]

Re: DM500S and motor

Hi've seen good reports here in Portugal with this dish for the sattelites i'm more interested: hispasat, astra 19.2E and 28ºE, eutalsat 9ºE and hotbird13ºE.
Still gathering more info about the dm500s+sg1200a combo.
Thank you for your opinion.
Regards

[nush]

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i keep reading reports about clone boxes no being able to drive motors, ive set up something like 20 systems now all on clone boxes and not one problem with the power of the box. i also know of others that have set up these systems and they all report the same. that is no problem at all, i dont know if dream media have tried scare mongering or what but ifinf it strange that i know so many without a problem at all

[kalpikos]

Re: DM500S and motor

i keep reading reports about clone boxes no being able to drive motors...

ok my friend
I'm reading too all the time the same reports about clone boxes having problem to drive motors, but here we have a genuine dm500s.
And that's way I didn't say something about these reports, as I didn't want to worry our friend.
But, as you said , no problem at all , even with clones.

[leslee]

Re: DM500S and motor

Im a newbie of 2 months have 2 DM500s clones no problem moving motor on a 1meter dish

[sossenheim-ffm]

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I got a dm500s clone but it can't handle a motor.
The motor is moving for few seconds and then my picture freezes.
Don't know what I can do.
I flashed different images but nothing did help.

[purenirvana]

Re: DM500S and motor

If you have a genuine DM500 you'll have no trouble driving a motor. There are some incidences of clones having trouble.

You'll be fine with a Moteck SG-2100, I prefer metal geared motors, but as you're only driving a 45cm dish it should last for a good while.

[nush]

Re: DM500S and motor

your picture freezes because you are moving your dish so it is no longer recieving a signal, or are you saying your box freezes.

[KVF1966]

Re: DM500S and motor

some receivers dm500s clone have problems with the output power 13V, 18V, this may be the cause of your problem, at the moment of a stop of the engine you need to check the power.

[kalpikos]

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I got a dm500s clone but it can't handle a motor.
The motor is moving for few seconds and then my picture freezes.
Don't know what I can do.
I flashed different images but nothing did help.

Did you check about the settings in drembox?
If all are ok, the dish should be mooving, unless your box have problem.
I have tested my original dm500s with motorized dish and all was ok.
I don't know if clones have problems to drive a dish, but I saw many peoples with clones to have morized dish without any problem.

As about the picture freezing, as @nush said, when the dish is mooving the picture is freezing because you are not receiving signal

[peremacedonia]

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I have dm500s about 5-6 years and i dont have one problem with motor diseq 1.2 and 110cm dish.
To sossenheim-ffm:
Is your configuration is ok.Do you use usals?

[SatWaveDude]

Re: DM500S and motor

It's very simple.
Even with original and clones can have this problem.
It depents different productions of the Power Supply.
If you have problems either Original or Clones I suggest to buy another or a stronger Power Supply.
DM500S Minimum requirement = 12 volt / 2.0 Amp
Although I recommend DM500HD power supply that is 12 Volt / 3.0 Amp.
I have used an thin-client power supply of 12 Volt / 4.0 Amp and has lots of reserve and therefore it runs bearly warm as some power supply's run very hot.
All can be found on eBay just notice the DC-Plug suite your receiver!

If this not solve your problem then you have an receiver-hardware problem.

[purenirvana]

Re: DM500S and motor

just notice the DC-Plug suite your receiver

You will also need to note the polarity of the output plug as well as the size. The inner is the positive, the outer is the negative.

[kalpikos]

Re: DM500S and motor

It's very simple.
Even with original and clones can have this problem.
It depents different productions of the Power Supply.
If you have problems either Original or Clones I suggest to buy another or a stronger Power Supply.
DM500S Minimum requirement = 12 volt / 2.0 Amp
Although I recommend DM500HD power supply that is 12 Volt / 3.0 Amp.
I have used an thin-client power supply of 12 Volt / 4.0 Amp and has lots of reserve and therefore it runs bearly warm as some power supply's run very hot.
All can be found on eBay just notice the DC-Plug suite your receiver!

If this not solve your problem then you have an receiver-hardware problem.

The power supply of 12Volt and 3Amp is for dm600 and dm800 , not for dm500s.
The manufacturer states that the correct power supply of a dm500s is a 12V/2A.
So, why DDM don't use the adaptors that you have recommended?
How many sure you are about the stability of a box and also the duration of its life if we use more Amp ?