Other Products available from New Horizions Satellite
New Horizons Satellite have a number of products available. These include the following and are available to buy direct from our UK distributor or one of our UK dealers listed on the "Where to buy" page.
- New Horizons 65cm, 80cm & 97cm Steel Satellite dishes with aluminium LNB arm which is easily removed using the "Click System"
- New Horizons Satellite Dish Camping Tripod with Ground Pegs
- New Horizons Mulit Arm LNB Bracket (Holds upto 4 LNBs and is ideal for 28 east / 19 east / 13 east / 9 east from the one dish)
- New Horizons 4 Way DiSEqC Switch with waterproof cover
- New Horizons NH-210 DiSEqC 1.2 Motor
More information about our New Horizons NH-210 DiSEqC Motor
Nylon Vs Steel Gears.
Do you really think no one ever thought of using a steel gear before? Whilst at first the steel gear may seem stronger than the plastic gear, read on, you might be surprised at what you read........
DiSEqC motors originally had steel gears, but manufactures soon learned that steel gearing would not last for several reasons. We have listed some of the reasons in the table below.
"Plastic" is really a poor term for the main gears used in most modern day motors. The material is actually a high tech engineering nylon. For this application it is stronger than steel and will last much longer than steel & for these reasons this was our preferred option for our NH-210 motor
| Description | Nylon | Steel | Notes |
| Absorbs backlash shock caused from starting and stopping | Yes | No | Nylon gears have that slight amount of give required to absorb the shock of starting and stopping and from wind resistance. |
| Wear factor | Low | High | Nylon gears wear less. Take a look at garage door openers and just about any other device that has daily use. You will find they use nylon gearing. |
| Mechanic stop | Yes | No | Nylon gear teeth stop at the end of the travel range Steel gears have teeth all around and provide no mechanical stop |
| Requires frequent backlash adjustment | No | Yes | Steel requires adjustment more often then nylon because of it's high wear factor |
Metal gear motors still suffer from backlash problems that develop shortly after putting their motors in service. Part of of this backlash is caused by the high wear factor even though they use hardened teeth in their gears. Do not be so quick to believe that steel is "new and better" when it's actually very old & outdated. If it worked that well, every manufacture in the world would be producing motors with steel gears as they are cheaper to make!
NH-210 Features
EAST/WEST Buttons: Drives the motor EAST/WEST via the two Manual Buttons on the bottom of the motor.
- East: Press and hold EAST button.
- West: Press and hold WEST button.
- East Fine Tune: Press EAST button and release immediately for one step east.
- West Fine Tune: Press WEST button and release immediately for one step west.
LED Indicator Status
| Colour | Status | Description |
| Green | On | Power On, Standby Mode |
| Orange | Blink | Receiving DiSEqC Commands/Reset Mode |
| Orange | On | Error Message: Over Current/Reach Hardware Limits |
Hardware Reset Procedure
- Turn off the power to the motor.
- Press and hold both EAST/WEST buttons at the same time. Turn on the power to the motor. The LED will flash ORANGE. Continue to hold both buttons until the LED stops flashing.
Memory is now erased and motor is now reset. - Re-program for the desired satellites.