pontiend
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I have spent a lot of time over the years trying to get the elevation on my dishes as I want it.Nine times out of ten it ends up worse than it was before.I was getting to be quite an expert getting my Triax right.Even with the Orbital getting it spot on takes some doing. sometimes.I can get it spot on with a transponder.The dish jerks up and down.Then tightening the nut can wind the elevation down a little.
A while ogo I thought of a gadget that may help.Fasten a turnbuckle to to motor pole and the dish below the AZ bracket.Turn the buckle one way and the elevation will go up or down.It would at least stop the elevation lowering when tightening the fastening nut.Well in theory anyway.
So on sunday I decieded to try it.Being sunday I could not get a turnbuckle,so I made one.It is a tube with a nut welded in one end a nut that can swivel in the other end.I ended up with half a turnbuckle only the bolt at one end screws in or out
.Painted it fitted it ,it works.Screw the tube one way the elevation rises,the other it falls.
I know that It is a bit over the top but It keeps me busy.
A while ogo I thought of a gadget that may help.Fasten a turnbuckle to to motor pole and the dish below the AZ bracket.Turn the buckle one way and the elevation will go up or down.It would at least stop the elevation lowering when tightening the fastening nut.Well in theory anyway.
So on sunday I decieded to try it.Being sunday I could not get a turnbuckle,so I made one.It is a tube with a nut welded in one end a nut that can swivel in the other end.I ended up with half a turnbuckle only the bolt at one end screws in or out
.Painted it fitted it ,it works.Screw the tube one way the elevation rises,the other it falls.
I know that It is a bit over the top but It keeps me busy.
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