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SomeRandomIdiot
10-15-10, 05:33 PM
My Dish 1000+ needed tweaking so it became a project late this afternoon before the sun went down. I won't try and blame the crappy zinc nuts and bolts that E* supplies, but lets just say being the idiot that I am, I managed to torque off 2 of the 4 skew bolts. :nono2:

The 1000+ is stable at the moment, but once I disassemble to replace the 2 bolts, it certainly will be an all or nothing until completed. Thus, I am looking to try and determine the size and length of the bolts prior to disassembly so I will have everything ready to swap out.

Searching online, the Installation PDF does not indicate the specs of the Skew Bolts (or any bolts).

http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Dishnetwork/Dishes/DISH_500+_and_DISH_1000+_Installation_Instructions .pdf

Can anyone give me the size and length of these bolts so I will know what I need in advance?

And are they carriage bolts or normal bolts?

And again, these are the Skew Bolts, not the Reflector Bolts.

TIA!
BattleZone
10-15-10, 06:02 PM
1" long (or 3/4"), 1/4" diameter carriage bolts (7/16" head). Common hardware store stuff.
Jim5506
10-16-10, 12:19 PM
Skew is not something that should be messed with, it is usually not the problem, tweak with azimuth and elevation.
SomeRandomIdiot
10-17-10, 08:49 AM
Skew is not something that should be messed with, it is usually not the problem, tweak with azimuth and elevation.

The problem was with a number of transponders on 118.7W, so yes, skew was an issue in this case.
James Long
10-17-10, 10:32 AM
The problem was with a number of transponders on 118.7W, so yes, skew was an issue in this case.
Skew isn't an issue with circular polarity satellites.

If it isn't set correctly on a multiple satellite dish it can affect the signal. The instructions for setup clearly state to set the skew to the numbers given and leave it set when fine tuning the dish adjusting only the azimuth and elevation.

On linear polarized satellites skew is more important, but 118 is circular.
SomeRandomIdiot
10-17-10, 03:13 PM
Interesting, but numbers don't lie.

My EbNo went up 50% - from the low 8s to over 12. That's really all I care about and the skew did it.