bud actuator questions

[drhydro]

Hello all,
I posted this question in the c band forum, but so far no answer. I have a thomson saginaw actuator that i was originally told used a hall effect sensor to count pulses. When i talked with the folks at skyvision today, they told me I had a reed sensor. How can i tell which one i have? The sensor i have has two wires hooked up to ground/pulse on my analog dish mover. In the actuator itself there is a small wheel with four magnets ( i think they are magnets anyways) with a small round sensor with two wires positioned just above the wheel. The sensor looks exactly like part "e" on this page http://skyvision.com/store/system_replacement_parts.html
So now im really confused lol, which kind of sensor do i have?

 

[dfergie]

Mine looks like "H" and was a reed switch I believe... and had the wheel with the magnets...

 

[drhydro]

thanks dfergie,
I have spent all day looking for info on those actuators, i finally ended up calling Vincor, who sells these actuators. I was informed it IS a reed sensor, guess that is what i get for listening to the original owner of these actuators ( i have 3 of them, all identical).
Once again, thanks

 

[dfergie]

NP.... Gotta get an arm or a Motor myself to get one my BUD 's going.. along with a Remote for my uniden ust 4200, the Receiver is pretty much worthless without a remote and my GI Receiver has problems also...