FORTEC STAR 6FT POLAR MOUNT has anyone experience with multicomstore.com
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does anyone have a spare linear motor for this dish
i would like to get a 18 powermax, superjack, or venture
i would like to get a 18 powermax, superjack, or venture
yes the panels look good
and i found this cheap actuator too
http://www.merchandise-pro.com/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=57
and i found this cheap actuator too
http://www.merchandise-pro.com/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=57
I bought a PMA24 for a WSI 6' Special. I wore it out in less than a year. That is it developed too much backlash to be accurate and stable. But I used it a lot while it was in service. Your mileage may vary.
Check for broken motor brush leads.
Bought one for the test bench and without any load, the unit failed within 6 months. The braided lead wire to one of the brushes must have vibrated so bad that it broke in the middle (not near solder). Installed new braid and a month later the other braided lead broke in the middle.
Bought one for the test bench and without any load, the unit failed within 6 months. The braided lead wire to one of the brushes must have vibrated so bad that it broke in the middle (not near solder). Installed new braid and a month later the other braided lead broke in the middle.
When I bought one a few years back, I did the same thing. If you have a standard door it will fit just fine assembled right though the door.
When I bought one a few years back, I did the same thing. If you have a standard door it will fit just fine assembled right though the door.
A few years ago I bought that $69 WSI special which this looks a LOT like.
It was cold and rainy outside so I thought I would be really clever and assemble the dish in my kitchen. BAD IDEA. I bent it and warped it in ways that it never recovered from.
Be really careful. I would suggest assembly outside.
Got the panels assembled.
Just waiting on Chief Engineer to approve panel alignment.
He is sighting down the final one.
He says it fails and must stay in the house for good.
Just waiting on Chief Engineer to approve panel alignment.
He is sighting down the final one.
He says it fails and must stay in the house for good.
Of course he's gonna say that - would you wanna give up a cozy hiding place like that!
While I still have the dish in the house, I completed the string tests and all is good. I also measured diameter and depth.
Factory specs are
Focal Length = 26.85 inches (~26 7/8'')
FD Ratio = .38
My calculations: (Measured Diameter 5'11'')
Focal Length = ~27 7/16 inches
FD Ratio = .385
I assembled the support arms, scalar and C2PLL.
So I set the Titanium C2PLL FD to .38 and the measurement up to the opening of the feed horn (not inside it) is 28 1/4 ''.
That is way off from the factory specs!
Does anyone have some real world measurements of focal length after tweaking to a signal on this dish?
There is room to drill another hole on the arms to shorten focal length.
Batzzz19 what are your findings?
Factory specs are
Focal Length = 26.85 inches (~26 7/8'')
FD Ratio = .38
My calculations: (Measured Diameter 5'11'')
Focal Length = ~27 7/16 inches
FD Ratio = .385
I assembled the support arms, scalar and C2PLL.
So I set the Titanium C2PLL FD to .38 and the measurement up to the opening of the feed horn (not inside it) is 28 1/4 ''.
That is way off from the factory specs!
Does anyone have some real world measurements of focal length after tweaking to a signal on this dish?
There is room to drill another hole on the arms to shorten focal length.
Batzzz19 what are your findings?
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