DM500 and motorised dish, no power?

**tkm18**

Got a clone dm500, flashed with PLi image, thats fine.

Hooked everything up and the receiver doesnt appear to be powering the dish, no light on, TM2300 Super.

Ive read conflicting reports as to wether or not the receiver can actually power a motor.

Any ideas?

TIA.

**jumpinjo**

hi bud ive only recently put dish up with same motor as yourself and dm500s and not having any probs

**tkm18**

Originally Posted by jumpinjo

hi bud ive only recently put dish up with same motor as yourself and dm500s and not having any probs

Nice one, needed that info.

You still got your site with KMS??

**jumpinjo**

hi bud, yup still there

as i said ive only been up and running for over a week but same setup as yourself and only diff is clone freindly image from sunrise and motor works np,s at all, infact its all dandy and iam fair chuffed

**tkm18**

Originally Posted by jumpinjo

hi bud, yup still there

as i said ive only been up and running for over a week but same setup as yourself and only diff is clone freindly image from sunrise and motor works np,s at all, infact its all dandy and iam fair chuffed

What/where is the image you have?

Pm me the link for the forum, will pop back on and see how folk are.

Been awhile since i spoke to anyone from years back.

**jumpinjo**

i will pm link for his image as well and if stuck giz a shout as ive picked his brains and done his tits in

till early hours getting it right

**bugaloo41**

Have the same probs with a 500s and have tried pli and nabilosat images but motor just doesnt move. Pity as the picture quality is good when your on a sat LOL. I need to use a TM500 to drive the motor and swap boxes.

Might be the dream itself but wonder if the sunrise image is freely available? If its a closed shop no problems respect that but if its available any chance of a heads up JJ?

JJ by the way thanks for pm mate with the installers details - i will give the guy a call if i cant fix it myself.

**Curious123**

Check your connections on the motor are watertight also check the PSU on the dm500 as some of the clone PSU have been known to be weak.

**jumpinjo**

pm sent boogy

**bugaloo41**

Curious not that mate as the other 2 boxes i have (not dm 500s mind) drive the motor fine. thanks anyway.

**psul**

Believe this is a fairly common problem with the 500. Ive read of some having to upgrade psu to 2amp(?) to get motor power.If you google the problem I'm sure youll get the correct details.

**tkm18**

Originally Posted by psul

Believe this is a fairly common problem with the 500. Ive read of some having to upgrade psu to 2amp(?) to get motor power.If you google the problem I'm sure youll get the correct details.

Read that aswell, but ive spoke to 3 or 4 folk with the 500 and there motors works fine.

Its really doing my nut in.

**mdt**

your not the only one m8, ive just tried with my motorised dish and it wont budge. been messing about for a couple of days and the box just wont play ball!, but when i plug it back in my 60cm fixed for freesat it works like a charm.

**firestorm**

the problem is some were in your setting i cant rember which setting as i have not had a dm500 for a long long time but when i first swapped over from a technomate to a dm500 i had to loop in from my technomate to move the dish
then i played around with the options on the setting and it worked perfect sorry for being vague but it was about 5 years ago

**tkm18**

Originally Posted by mdt

your not the only one m8, ive just tried with my motorised dish and it wont budge. been messing about for a couple of days and the box just wont play ball!, but when i plug it back in my 60cm fixed for freesat it works like a charm.

Ive spoke to the guy i got it from, he's willing to swap the motor if its deffo faulty, reckons any box should power it up.

Need to find a Sly box test it properly.

Im really confused by it, guys i know with the kit rave about it, motors work no problem, but searching is flinging up problems.

BTW, will it still send a signal to the 500 if theres no power to the motor?

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tkm18 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 22 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	DM500 and motorised dish, no power? Got a clone dm500, flashed with PLi image, thats fine. Hooked everything up and the receiver doesnt appear to be powering the dish, no light on, TM2300 Super. Ive read conflicting reports as to wether or not the receiver can actually power a motor. Any ideas? TIA.

jumpinjo V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 211 Thanks: 15 Thanked 55 Times in 42 Posts Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	hi bud ive only recently put dish up with same motor as yourself and dm500s and not having any probs __________________

jumpinjo V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 211 Thanks: 15 Thanked 55 Times in 42 Posts Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	hi bud, yup still there as i said ive only been up and running for over a week but same setup as yourself and only diff is clone freindly image from sunrise and motor works np,s at all, infact its all dandy and iam fair chuffed __________________

Curious123 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,122 Thanks: 39 Thanked 518 Times in 443 Posts Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Check your connections on the motor are watertight also check the PSU on the dm500 as some of the clone PSU have been known to be weak.

jumpinjo V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 211 Thanks: 15 Thanked 55 Times in 42 Posts Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	pm sent boogy __________________

bugaloo41 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,376 Thanks: 103 Thanked 488 Times in 293 Posts Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Curious not that mate as the other 2 boxes i have (not dm 500s mind) drive the motor fine. thanks anyway.

psul Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Believe this is a fairly common problem with the 500. Ive read of some having to upgrade psu to 2amp(?) to get motor power.If you google the problem I'm sure youll get the correct details.

mdt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: bolton, north-west. uk Receivers: maxx1000,tm3200d+,dbox2 c****,el3020ir super/abra card Posts: 276 Thanks: 93 Thanked 86 Times in 73 Posts Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	dm500s motor problem your not the only one m8, ive just tried with my motorised dish and it wont budge. been messing about for a couple of days and the box just wont play ball!, but when i plug it back in my 60cm fixed for freesat it works like a charm. __________________ dont worry,it could be worse. it could be nagra 3!