jkilner Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Hello - I hope there is someone out there who can help me I have a 2005 in motion Camos dome which is out of warranty and unsupported. ( I never use in motion) Last Year at the same time (march April) My camos span round but would not stop rotating to fine tune. Usually it does one or so rotations, finds the satellite direction and then fine tunes. Each time after I removed the dome cover it would work, and find the satellite. However when I replaced the dome it would continue working but go back to the rotating cycle again when I moved!!!!! Roadpro have been 1st class trying old parts and when I changed the lnb the problem seemed solved!!!! It worked fine all last summer without a single failure However last week it all came back again. From previous experience I decided to buy a new LNB and hoped it would fix the problem again Unfortunately the problem returned again - just spinning. in Desperation whilst in Belgium I simply removed the dome cover and restarted the system. Magically it immediately began to work correctly???????. I touched nothing - I only removed the cover?? It will fail again when I try it again in a few days at a new site I have changed the limit switches and swapped all parts with the help of Roadpro. Why, when I remove the dome will it always work but fail again as son as it is replaced and I move ??? I am running out of ideas. Air pressure within the dome relieved when I remove the dome? Temperature - it is close to freezing Finally the dome does not leak, is incredibly clean and dry inside. I have tried all connections for loose or dry fitting Any ideas please John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairytooth Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I have one of these which so far has been trouble free. Obviously the cover reduces the satellite signal very slightly so I wonder if you have a slightly loose connection somewhere between the LNB and your receiver. Have you even thought about trying another receiver box? Just some thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkilner Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Thanks for the ideas I have swapped out the Camos receiver box with another unit and the connections seem fine As it is almost certainly a problem between the Dome LBN and the satellite receiver box I will have another look when I return home The thing I cannot fathom is why, when I simply remove the 12 bolts, remove the dome, do not touch the internal dish and restart the system, IT WORKS???????? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairytooth Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Only that the cover will reduce some of the signal. It might be an idea to put a meter inline to test the signal strength with and without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 A slight sideways thought that the plastic in the dome is degrading due to UV, stress (wind buffeting when driving) and becoming more dense thus stopping the signal ? You can see on some plastics when you bend them, they turn a differnt colour at the stress points. Maybe see if you can try a different dome / cover.? Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkilner Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Thanks for the input I am on my third dome One cracked by a bird The replacement did not have uv coating and was replaced The current dome is new and perfect On the dome Mine worked with two rolls of tape all over to repair the bird strike You can also paint them if required Still scratching my head as there is no logic on why it intermittently fails Btw no damage was done internally following the bird strike John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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