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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Dish motor less wear and tear
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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1024642" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>Following something I mentioned earlier, it might be worth measuring the actual voltage received by the actuator motor to see if there is a substantial voltage drop between the Rx and that point - if so, then I would look to reduce that (thicker cable cores => less resistance => less voltage drop at a given current).</p><p></p><p>I like s-band's counterbalance approach, but it might be difficult on a big dish if there is not much space around it - and that's a lot of work in itself!</p><p>BTW: the pics of those dishes show very long actuators - do the long ones tend to bend or flex, because, if they do, then that would also cause more strain on the motor at one end, and possibly the other end as well, due to misalignment ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1024642, member: 176704"] Following something I mentioned earlier, it might be worth measuring the actual voltage received by the actuator motor to see if there is a substantial voltage drop between the Rx and that point - if so, then I would look to reduce that (thicker cable cores => less resistance => less voltage drop at a given current). I like s-band's counterbalance approach, but it might be difficult on a big dish if there is not much space around it - and that's a lot of work in itself! BTW: the pics of those dishes show very long actuators - do the long ones tend to bend or flex, because, if they do, then that would also cause more strain on the motor at one end, and possibly the other end as well, due to misalignment ? [/QUOTE]
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