Satellite Finder connector

You usually have a short (half metre) patch lead to connect the Sat finder to the LNB, when you have finished detach patch lead from LNB and replace with main lead.

I think this maybe one of those doh moments. If you think of the lnb connection as number 1 and then the second connection as number 2 and so on. When you unscrew the finder only unscrew number 1 and number 3 then screw 3 into the lnb. The same as above but with numbers.

Thanks for that. Currently the patch lead, is attached to the LNB arm with tight cable ties, so it would be difficult to undo it at the LNB end. However I will cut the ties and re attach with some slack.

I don't have any but believe that it is possible to get adaptors that are a push fit making this task easier.

As others my finder is on a fly lead which is removed and cable then attached direct to lnb.

EDIT-had a quick look and Toolstation have packs of 10 double male connectors for £2.25.

My finder has male "F" connection, but it lives with a homemade 300 mm long fly lead so can readily be inserted and removed.

Adaptors are available to change the gender to whatever you need.

For the make and break connections to "F" connections, both on the main lead and on that mentioned finder's fly lead I long ago gave up fiddling each time with screw connecting and have these female push-on connection fitted. Buy a few and postage is free;

https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-signal/rw6-033/f-connector-male-to-female-brass/dp/CN16100

If you have a smart phone download 

sat finder 

set up your dish and connect to tv 

open app 

choose your satellite ( astra28.2) 

Put your smart phone on the lib arm and follow the arrow on your phone screen 

100% first time success every time 

Yes, push fits are the way to go in my opinion. F connectors are great in static set ups where once joined they remain untouched for ever. We however are constantly connecting disconnecting our portable system each time we move site. Mine are all now replaced. The only thing I do now is check that 12v supply to the LNB/finder and away we go. Less faff, less twiddling, less frustration.

When touring, quite often the dish settings are much the same, and so minimal adjustment is needed if at all. However, what can change is the slope on the pitch, making the tripod main shaft not vertical. So I firstly changed the tripod feet with adjustable ones. However, due to the leg angle the actual elevation was minimal. So I drilled a hole in each foot and glued an 8mm nut inside and then added a piece of  8mm x100 mm studding. this gives an additional 80mm adjustment. Finally, I attached a thumb screw to the stud end to facilitate adjustment and also prevent the stud digging into the ground. Now using a spirit level on the top of the main tube I can quickly make sure the tripod is vertical. Three times now I have not had to adjust the elevation at all. I do wish I could post pictures on here but it seems my system is not compatible.

My LNB has a built in LED and lights when the sattelite is in perfect align.

I have a Fringe Electronics PRO+ tv and satellite signal meter.  Has one TV connection and one satellite connection, with a short lead to plug directly into my satellite dish.  It has 12 LED lights which progressively illuminate as the signal strength increases.  I use it for both TV and satellite signal detection.  The cable has slide-on adaptors, making its use simple and non-fiddling, and getting the signal spot on takes little time.