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<blockquote data-quote="Llew" data-source="post: 983763" data-attributes="member: 175007"><p>Yes, that's how my mount was originally, a 12" actuator mounted transversely. Useless at the time, as it had an extremely limited arc range.</p><p></p><p>I obtained the Range Extender as shown in the Dish Accessories page to allow a larger actuator to be installed. This gave me an arc range of 60E to 60W with a 15" actuator on the OA1050 dish.</p><p></p><p>To fit the mount on the Gibby, I needed to change the outrigger tube round so that the longer section of the tube is clamped to the mount. This allowed the actuator more space to move the dish the full reach of the arc.</p><p></p><p>The photo shows the shims fitted to the bottom mount fixing - the OA1050 dish offset is 5° greater than the Gibby 1.25, so in effect I'm actually raising the dish to obtain the correct declination. (Shim thickness was 11mm, found by trial and error)</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]97045[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]97046[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]97047[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Llew, post: 983763, member: 175007"] Yes, that's how my mount was originally, a 12" actuator mounted transversely. Useless at the time, as it had an extremely limited arc range. I obtained the Range Extender as shown in the Dish Accessories page to allow a larger actuator to be installed. This gave me an arc range of 60E to 60W with a 15" actuator on the OA1050 dish. To fit the mount on the Gibby, I needed to change the outrigger tube round so that the longer section of the tube is clamped to the mount. This allowed the actuator more space to move the dish the full reach of the arc. The photo shows the shims fitted to the bottom mount fixing - the OA1050 dish offset is 5° greater than the Gibby 1.25, so in effect I'm actually raising the dish to obtain the correct declination. (Shim thickness was 11mm, found by trial and error) [ATTACH=full]97045[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]97046[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]97047[/ATTACH] . [/QUOTE]
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