MotoSAT DataStorm Installation Manual page 21

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This guide is provided as a help and not a total solution for every installation.
Common sense and concern for customers equipment will make for a good installation.
Use wire strippers to remove the sleeve around each wire, and the FOLD the wire back onto the sleeve as shown. (This
makes a better connection).
Bk Br Rd Or Yl Gn Bl Wh Pr
Using a small screwdriver, attach each wire to the green 9-Pin connector supplied.
The connector is color coded so that each wire has a specific location to be secured into.
RUNNING 12 VOLT – You will have to run a 2-conductor cable (supplied) from a 12-volt source (2 Amp Minimum, 3 Amp is
preferred) to the main controller. This power line should not be connected to the ignition where it can be turned off. It
should always be on (such as an accessories socket) for safety reasons. Use a voltmeter to make sure that you have found
a Positive and Negative lead.
3 Pin Green Connector
+12v
Ground
*Ignition Stow
WARNING – Make sure that you remove the 9-Pin Control Cable Connector from the back of the main controller
BEFORE you put a power source to the dish control wires or you WILL damage the circuitry on the main controller.
NEVER connect to a circuit that supplies power to a light fixture.
Minimum Voltage
12 Volts DC
2.0 Amp
Improper voltage
can cause system
failure.
9 to 36 VDC
MANUALLY MOVING THE DISH
Improper wiring can
cause damage to the
DataStorm electronics
(in the Mount as well as
in the Controller). Be
alert!
This pin will stow the dish,
if it is up, when 9 to 36
Volts DC is applied. Find a
DC Voltage source that is
present when you want the
dish to stow itself and wire
it to this position.
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Bk = Black
Br = Brown
Rd = Red
Or = Orange
Yl = Yellow
Gn = Green
Bl = Blue
Wh = White
Pr = Purple
*Ignition Stow

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