winguard sensar pro

Bill.Satellite wrote:
The Sensar Pro works very well and is simple to install. It's a wire for wire replacement for your existing Winegard power supply wall plate. If your coach does not have one then things are a little more complicated but the instructions are pretty clear and it should not be a problem for most handy people (can't say handyman anymore!).

I agree, it made a big difference for me, and was rather easily installed.

A few small differences from the standard winegard power supply complicated things only slightly.

The winegard power supply had the output F connector soldered to a circuit board, that poked through a hole in the faceplate. The input connectors were also soldered on, and on the opposite end of the circuit board. The tiny thing fit inside the ceiling and the faceplate held it in there.

The Sensar however is huge by comparison, and the inputs and output are all on wires, not fixed to anything. I could have enlarged the hole in my ceiling to fit it in, but what about the output connector, it would just be dangling. So I went to Lowes and got a plastic surface wall switch box, the kind designed for use with surface conduit. I drilled a hole in it for the output connector, and glued it in there. I then screwed the box onto the ceiling, covering the existing hole, and then attached the Sensar to it as usual.

I did lose the 12v outlet that was part of the old amplifier, but that's no big deal.