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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 1133176" data-attributes="member: 175144">Ah, yes. Any tolerance between the pole and the polarmount 'sleeve' is going to be an issue. For a 100mm post, a gap of 1mm means the possibility of up to 2% tracking error in all directions (as a comparison the 6.5&quot; post with 1mm gap brings the error down to around 0.45%).It was alluded to in this thread around post #14[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/adapting-irte-stand-for-use-with-2-4m-dish.180487/[/URL]The later IRTE polarmount has quite a deep sleeve which is clamped around the pole top and bottom, If bolted to the correct tolerance it doesn't move at all, leaving only the actuator rose joints and polar mount bearings as candidates for tracking issues.I hope the new stand is close to the inside diameter of the polarmount ordered, otherwise you will end up with movement unless welded shut.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 1133176, member: 175144"] Ah, yes. Any tolerance between the pole and the polarmount 'sleeve' is going to be an issue. For a 100mm post, a gap of 1mm means the possibility of up to 2% tracking error in all directions (as a comparison the 6.5" post with 1mm gap brings the error down to around 0.45%). It was alluded to in this thread around post #14 [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/adapting-irte-stand-for-use-with-2-4m-dish.180487/[/URL] The later IRTE polarmount has quite a deep sleeve which is clamped around the pole top and bottom, If bolted to the correct tolerance it doesn't move at all, leaving only the actuator rose joints and polar mount bearings as candidates for tracking issues. I hope the new stand is close to the inside diameter of the polarmount ordered, otherwise you will end up with movement unless welded shut. [/QUOTE]

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