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<blockquote data-quote="D4ftpunk" data-source="post: 1167693" data-attributes="member: 182463">Thanks [USER=323322]@Lazarus[/USER] for this. It was a long expedition indeed, but got the dish home safely. I initially set it up on a £30 eBay tripod, this basically worked fine for a single LNB setup, I'm using a TBS5927 with Linux and have pretty much already automated the feed hunting (still playing around with that bit and may put a little automated webpage up with new feeds and telegram alerts)... but I'd like to motorise it to get more than one sat ([USER=323322]@Lazarus[/USER] also kindly gave me a motor) and I think my tripod is going to A) be too wobbly and <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> doesn't have adjustment to make the vertical pole 0 degrees (unless I put random stuff under the legs). Does anyone know if the maxmind tripods are effectively the same as the cheap aluminium one I have? or are better? Or can recommend a more sturdy one that'd handle a motor and also has more adjustment? Else I feel I'm gonna have to make some kind of jig. (the dish will likely always be needing to be ground mounted on grass / patio due to spousal policy).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D4ftpunk, post: 1167693, member: 182463"] Thanks [USER=323322]@Lazarus[/USER] for this. It was a long expedition indeed, but got the dish home safely. I initially set it up on a £30 eBay tripod, this basically worked fine for a single LNB setup, I'm using a TBS5927 with Linux and have pretty much already automated the feed hunting (still playing around with that bit and may put a little automated webpage up with new feeds and telegram alerts)... but I'd like to motorise it to get more than one sat ([USER=323322]@Lazarus[/USER] also kindly gave me a motor) and I think my tripod is going to A) be too wobbly and B) doesn't have adjustment to make the vertical pole 0 degrees (unless I put random stuff under the legs). Does anyone know if the maxmind tripods are effectively the same as the cheap aluminium one I have? or are better? Or can recommend a more sturdy one that'd handle a motor and also has more adjustment? Else I feel I'm gonna have to make some kind of jig. (the dish will likely always be needing to be ground mounted on grass / patio due to spousal policy). [/QUOTE]

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