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<blockquote data-quote="deeptho" data-source="post: 1151712" data-attributes="member: 215446">Hello dreambox1959,I was planning to buy and install a 1.8m laminas dish. It hasn't happened yet due to lack of time, but it is still on my todo list. This will be my first dish which is not on a diseqc positioner, butwill use linear actuators.I know I can get by with one linear moter, but was thinking to install a polar mount in combination withone or two actuators. Polarmount would have the&nbsp; advantage of being able to manually rotate the dish and also not needing skew control motor (would be ok for most sats and I do not have many tools available for custom made mechanical components).I would still use two acturators. One for selecting the satellite and another for fine tuning elevation.The latter could be optional at first.&nbsp; Even if not 100% needed,&nbsp; skew control might come in handy later.Does that make sense?If you still have a box left, I would be willing to buy one now (to be shipped to Belgium).Just let me know the price. Of course as it is not urgent: if you haven't got any left, it is not a major problem. I&nbsp;still need to buy the dish, actuators .I would also be interested in being able to upgrade the firmware later, or even make my own.Juding from the forum, that should be no problem.I have done such programming before. I also know how to solder, and have some test equipment,but would prefer a ready made kit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="deeptho, post: 1151712, member: 215446"] Hello dreambox1959, I was planning to buy and install a 1.8m laminas dish. It hasn't happened yet due to lack of time, but it is still on my todo list. This will be my first dish which is not on a diseqc positioner, but will use linear actuators. I know I can get by with one linear moter, but was thinking to install a polar mount in combination with one or two actuators. Polarmount would have the advantage of being able to manually rotate the dish and also not needing skew control motor (would be ok for most sats and I do not have many tools available for custom made mechanical components). I would still use two acturators. One for selecting the satellite and another for fine tuning elevation. The latter could be optional at first. Even if not 100% needed, skew control might come in handy later. Does that make sense? If you still have a box left, I would be willing to buy one now (to be shipped to Belgium). Just let me know the price. Of course as it is not urgent: if you haven't got any left, it is not a major problem. I still need to buy the dish, actuators . I would also be interested in being able to upgrade the firmware later, or even make my own. Juding from the forum, that should be no problem. I have done such programming before. I also know how to solder, and have some test equipment, but would prefer a ready made kit. [/QUOTE]

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