switches before motors

crankbooster · #1 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 07:43 PM

I have a motorised ku band dish and also a 10ft c band dish
Now I want to connect the 2 dsihes to one DVB receiver.
The cband is going to have a v box.
My question is can onehave a switch before the motors?
if yes what switch is the best?
Diseqc or 22khz switches?

rainman · #2 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 08:54 PM

you can put the switch before the motor on the c band dish as it uses a different line for the motor shouldn't matter what switch you use what ever is the most comfortable to you.

elgemcdlf · #3 (**permalink**) 05-19-2008, 11:52 AM

Run the line from the receiver to the motor on the Ku dish. From there run it into your switch. Out to the C Band dish and the Ku dish.

crankbooster · #4 (**permalink**) 05-20-2008, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elgemcdlf

Run the line from the receiver to the motor on the Ku dish. From there run it into your switch. Out to the C Band dish and the Ku dish.

But the c band dish has it own motor control ( V-BOX)

elgemcdlf · #5 (**permalink**) 05-20-2008, 07:33 AM

No idea. If it were me I would not be running two dishes and trying to drive both from one receiver. Instead of creating a problem why not simply change the feedhorn on the big dish to a BSC type unit? As long as the holes in the mesh are small it will work just fine for Ku. Problem solved.