Advice Needed Received a Channel Master 1.2m - slight damage to face & what are my motor options

[RimaNTSS]

I do not know. I, personally, would use 18-incher for 1.2m CM.

 

[zorrin]

Hi @manikm909
we are working on the same job i just started painting my two CMs.
I started with two coats of matte white primer.
After that I would pass two coats of matt white paint.

Here the back of the antennas before the primer



with the primer



fronts without primer



and fronts this time only the one on the right received the first coat of primer



i started a post about it : Another Channe Master SMC 1m20 restoration X2
hope it will help

 

[Manikm909]

ive finished the polarmount now

 

[zorrin]

ive finished the polarmount now

with the paint it will be difficult to find the markings for the adjustment.
I advise you to buy an inclinometer.

 

[Manikm909]

thanks - if u mean markings on the screw - i left them visible

however i dont understand at what point of the screw that the marking represents your lat \ long

 

[ozumo]

I wouldn't bother with the sticker on the bolt - a digital inclinometer like zorrin posted makes setting elevation very easy, as well as for getting the pole plumb.

 

[zorrin]

I wouldn't bother with the sticker on the bolt - a digital inclinometer like zorrin posted makes setting elevation very easy, as well as for getting the pole plumb.

Yes the pole plumb is very important.

 

[danaddison]

With the moteck H180 motor the clue is in the name.
In theory it should provide a 180 degree arc or somewhere close to that. It will cover more arc than a general polar mount with actuator.

Any outdoor paint will be OK as long as it is not the metallic type.
I seem to remember spray cans of non metallic car paint being used by forum members in the past?

With the polar mounts I have used the actuator has been fitted on the left side of the assembly if standing at the rear of the dish, ie, the East side if in the northern hemisphere.
The actuator extends to push the dish westward and retracts to pull the dish eastward.
An actuator fitted for up/down movement is generally referred to an an inclined orbit actuator.

With the moteck H180 setup, although it does not use an actuator for East/West movement there is an easy modification to fit an inclined orbit actuator.
Removal of the elevation bolt and replacement with a small actuator adds inclined orbit tracking to the E/W motorisation.

I have attached below a picture of a moteck H180 motor fitted with an inclined orbit actuator that I setup for a client.
The moteck H180 in the atached picture is fitted with the Channel Master plate that is usually shipped with it, the CM 1.2m dish bolts directly onto this plate.

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where did u get this from ?please DM thanks

 

[Manikm909]

i didnt use polar mount in the end btw

i got a JAEGAR SMR-128G

Can anyone identify this motor?

I got this motor from Gumtree along with the CM dish I was after. Can anyone identify it? It moves fine, even with just a 12v source and is in pretty good nick. Does it have any value?

www.satellites.co.uk

you can try and get one of these:

Moteck H180 Horizon to Horizon Heavy Duty 36 Volt Satellite Motor

Established supplier of quality satellite TV equipment and accessories shipped here in the UK and worldwide

www.pulsat.com

 

[danaddison]

i didnt use polar mount in the end btw

i got a JAEGAR SMR-128G

Can anyone identify this motor?

I got this motor from Gumtree along with the CM dish I was after. Can anyone identify it? It moves fine, even with just a 12v source and is in pretty good nick. Does it have any value?

www.satellites.co.uk

you can try and get one of these:

Moteck H180 Horizon to Horizon Heavy Duty 36 Volt Satellite Motor

Established supplier of quality satellite TV equipment and accessories shipped here in the UK and worldwide

www.pulsat.com

were did u get the plate from for your dish?

 

[jeallen01]

where did u get this from ?please DM thanks

Lots on Amazon, eBay etc., but do read the reviews as some seem quite poor ( from the comments!).

 

[danaddison]

Lots on Amazon, eBay etc., but do read the reviews as some seem quite poor, from the comments!

whats it called cm 1.2m face plate?

 

[Manikm909]

were did u get the plate from for your dish?

it came with the motor - it was off a 90cm CM - got the dish and the motor for peanuts.
u have to constantly search ebay or set alerts up.
as for the plate, its just a bit of metal with 4 holes in for dish, and 4 right angled lugs for motor attachment
u can forget new stuff mate in the 36v world.

 

[danaddison]

it came with the motor - it was off a 90cm CM - got the dish and the motor for peanuts.
u have to constantly search ebay or set alerts up.
as for the plate, its just a bit of metal with 4 holes in for dish, and 4 right angled lugs for motor attachment
u can forget new stuff mate in the 36v world.

ok thanks

 

[moonbase]

where did u get this from ?please DM thanks

No, I will not DM you.

I have already told you in DM's that I am not your personal satellite advice hub.
If you have questions post them on the forum and await replies on the forum, the answers may not only help you but also help other users in the future.

 

[danaddison]

No, I will not DM you.

I have already told you in DM's that I am not your personal satellite advice hub.
If you have questions post them on the forum and await replies on the forum, the answers may not only help you but also help other users in the future.

rude!!!

 

[scopus]

were did u get the plate from for your dish?

I have already said in a PM to you that you can forget getting a plate new, as Manik has already said, any 36v motorised accessories are not made anymore, so you will need to search Ebay as I also already told you!!

 

[moonbase]

rude!!!

Not really, I told you to stop DM'ing me for advice yet you carried on sending DM's.
I am happy to add a member of the admin or mods team to the DM conversation to substantiate this fact.

My reply above is not rude, it is a plain speaking reply informing you of the status.
It seems that you are also bothering other forum members by DM asking for advice?

As regards your question about the Moteck H180 motor with inclined orbit tracking for a 1.2m CM dish.
I bought the Moteck H180 motor from one of the online retailers. I used a LINAK optical actuator for inclined orbit tracking that came from a batch I bought as end of line stock.

 

[Manikm909]

we should all go down the pub and thrash it out

 

[moonbase]

we should all go down the pub and thrash it out

Aye, good idea.

Local pub round 'ere got world experts on every topic you could think of, they get more expert deeper into the sesh you go.
You can see them sneaking off for a pretend "tom tit" ready to google the bitch outta their mobile phone in the Khazi, returning to the bar as the font of knowledge.