3 output SK-3005 Conversion to SWM-8
I got stuck with one of the SK-3005 dishes which only has 3 outputs instead of the 4 required for using with a SWM-8. I won't go into the whole story but, to make a long story short, I thought I was b...
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Just a personal opinion post here!
I would not recommend that anyone do the install as Ron has done. The 4th cable setup is excellent and very well done but the SWM8 (again, my opinion) should have been mounted outside the turret to ensure there are not future issues. There are too many things that could get caught by other things to liking. The new 4th cable just needed to be run to a new 4th output hole and then all 4 cables run to the SWM8 switch.
The interior cabling run also needs to be thought out (as Ron did) by those considering such a change as it's not just drop it in and go. You need plenty of cabling to allow for turret rotation.
I would not recommend that anyone do the install as Ron has done. The 4th cable setup is excellent and very well done but the SWM8 (again, my opinion) should have been mounted outside the turret to ensure there are not future issues. There are too many things that could get caught by other things to liking. The new 4th cable just needed to be run to a new 4th output hole and then all 4 cables run to the SWM8 switch.
The interior cabling run also needs to be thought out (as Ron did) by those considering such a change as it's not just drop it in and go. You need plenty of cabling to allow for turret rotation.
