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<blockquote data-quote="s-band" data-source="post: 1025593" data-attributes="member: 407744">I boxed the interface - the grey box at the base of stand in pic. It worked well with the RC2000 once I'd set up the mount parameters. Without the counterbalance, it was inclined to over-run with dish face vertical (a nonsense position as the beam would be pointing into the ground). The optimum speed is 1/2 (i.e. 25Hz) which is a compromise between it shaking when starting and stopping, having enough power and not taking ages to get anywhere.I replaced the CM polar mount tube adapter with one from a Prodelin fixed az-el. The pan/tilt bolts don't line up so I added a piece of 120mm square box section between the tube adapter and the pan/tilt.Until it happened, I didn't realise that the RC2000 counters are always live. So, if the dish moves without being commanded, the controller keeps in synch but shows an alarm.The total weight of the dish, feed &amp; counterbalance is about 22kg i.e. within the 25kg limit of the pan &amp; tilt for a balanced load. I don't expect it to stay put in a wind so it will need to be parked on its back.[ATTACH]109920[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="s-band, post: 1025593, member: 407744"] I boxed the interface - the grey box at the base of stand in pic. It worked well with the RC2000 once I'd set up the mount parameters. Without the counterbalance, it was inclined to over-run with dish face vertical (a nonsense position as the beam would be pointing into the ground). The optimum speed is 1/2 (i.e. 25Hz) which is a compromise between it shaking when starting and stopping, having enough power and not taking ages to get anywhere. I replaced the CM polar mount tube adapter with one from a Prodelin fixed az-el. The pan/tilt bolts don't line up so I added a piece of 120mm square box section between the tube adapter and the pan/tilt. Until it happened, I didn't realise that the RC2000 counters are always live. So, if the dish moves without being commanded, the controller keeps in synch but shows an alarm. The total weight of the dish, feed & counterbalance is about 22kg i.e. within the 25kg limit of the pan & tilt for a balanced load. I don't expect it to stay put in a wind so it will need to be parked on its back. [ATTACH]109920[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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