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  • Leveller
    Member
    • Oct 2011
    • 54

    Satellite Motor

    Technomate TM-2300 Super DiSEqC 1.2 / USALS / Go To X Satellite Motor......
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    Anyone know if this is any good, I have a very limited budget and want a satellite motor and was wanting your opinion, This is £38 on fleabay would i be wasting money. i have a 8ocm dish and skybox. ive never had a motor so my knowledge is very limited so i thought i would pass it to the experts
  • Mobley3
    Experienced Board Member
    • Jun 2012
    • 722

    #2
    Re: Satellite Motor

    No reason it should not work for you, lots of people using technomate motors,If I remember correctly this has plastic gears so will not last as long as one of the newer motors with metal gearing, but then if you are on a budget. check world of satellites and satellite superstore to compare prices before you buy.

    Regards Mobley3


    mobley3

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    • scooterman
      Board Senior Member
      • Sep 2011
      • 201

      #3
      Re: Satellite Motor

      For a couple of quid more you could get a dark motor with metal gearing and it steps in 1/10 degree increments so its really accurate with little to no backlash,i bought a cheaper one a couple of years ago to replace older one without usals which i had used on various receivers for eight years,within a few months with the cheaper one the backlash was bad and wind would move it off sats so i had to get another new motor.
      The dark motor has been first class in my opinion and well worth what i paid.

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      • nush
        Member
        • Jun 2010
        • 99

        #4
        Re: Satellite Motor

        i have a similar motor to the one you are looking at, it was set up in oct 2007 with a 80cm dish, ive never had a problem with it since. i get 100% signal on most channels on 28east sat and fairly good signals on all the sats that i should be able to recieve in my area through the full arc. im not knocking the dark motor (it wasnt available when i bought mine). ido have a mate with the dark motor and he is always having problems with it but i suspect thats down to how poorly it was installed in the first place.

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        • microchick
          Experienced Board Member
          • Apr 2012
          • 1162

          #5
          Re: Satellite Motor

          Originally posted by Leveller
          Technomate TM-2300 Super DiSEqC 1.2 / USALS / Go To X Satellite Motor......
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          Anyone know if this is any good, I have a very limited budget and want a satellite motor and was wanting your opinion, This is £38 on fleabay would i be wasting money. i have a 8ocm dish and skybox. ive never had a motor so my knowledge is very limited so i thought i would pass it to the experts
          Hi Leveller,
          Have a look at the following link. There is so much information about Dish motors. Many experts have shared their experiences.



          Good luck!
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          • Satbeam
            Member
            • Jul 2012
            • 64

            #6
            Re: Satellite Motor

            Hi Leveller . I've been using the same motor for 3 years with a 1.3m dish . The nylon gears are holding up well . I havn't experienced any noticeable backlash . Please correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that metal geared motors are noisier .

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            • microchick
              Experienced Board Member
              • Apr 2012
              • 1162

              #7
              Re: Satellite Motor

              Yes Satbeam, You are right. The nylon gears are the quietest ones. The metal gears make a great amount of noise and your neighbours wont be happy as they can hear it through the walls. Its all have been discussed in the link i provided in the previous post.
              If you like my post, please don't hesitate to click on "Thanks"button. Thank you

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