GEOTRACK Silent Gold 107 H-H Motor

[phlatwound]

Anybody seen one of these? Most of the stuff I have Googled on it is foreign language.

I've had this for quite a while, and was considering how to motorize a nice ASC Signal 1.2 molded dish I have, think this may be just the ticket. The dish/feed support weighs 34 pounds bare, with adapter plate/mount/ortho feed I think I will be well over 40 pounds, don't think any of the USALS motors will handle it (long term).



Someone has already welded a tube on it, so I will probably just weld whatever size pipe is required for whatever mount I use (WildBlue or Slimline most likely)

 

[turbosat]

Interesting. If anything can handle that much weight, that one looks like a great possibility. If I can ever find a 1.2 ku dish locally I will put it on my old polar-mount motorized rig-I'm sure it can take it!

 

[Anole]

TurboSat - I thought you already had a 1.2m on a polar BUD mount.?.?
And remembering that, was about to recommend one. :up
Great minds think alike.

 

[FaT Air]

Patented self-tightening device for minimum backlash
Compatible with offset or prime-focus dish
Easy adjustment of east / west limits
Reliable reed switch
Easy and user friendly installation

Suggested dish size: 45-100cm
Azimuth range: 0-180 degrees
Elevation angle adjustment: 0-70 degrees
Voltage: 36V

http://www.aerialsuperstore.co.uk/jaeger-smr-99g-silent-gold-h-h-mount-58-p.asp

But that's a '99'. Is the 107 heavier?
Yeah, I know this is Jaeger brand, but who knows who the original mfg is??

 

[primestar31]

http://www.aerialsuperstore.co.uk/jaeger-smr-99g-silent-gold-h-h-mount-58-p.asp

But that's a '99'. Is the 107 heavier?
Yeah, I know this is Jaeger brand, but who knows who the original mfg is??

Jaeger is built by SuperJack, which means it's Chinese. I think they were originally Taiwanese though.

 

[Anole]

Whatever motor you go with, consider these thoughts about putting minimum side-load on the bearings:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/312912-MY-1-2-dish-on-new-mount-version-2?p=3188822#post3188822

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[phlatwound]

Interesting. If anything can handle that much weight, that one looks like a great possibility. If I can ever find a 1.2 ku dish locally I will put it on my old polar-mount motorized rig-I'm sure it can take it!

Yeh, this little rig is stout. I haven't had a dish load on it yet but did bolt it to a pole hook it to a V-Box...tried to hold it back with my hand. I lost that fight.

I was looking at your Primestar/polar mount thread a couple days ago when I first started thinking about this deal, that is quite the setup. If anyone wants to check it out, go here:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/100414-New-project-Primestar-to-polar-mount?highlight=primestar

 

[phlatwound]

http://www.aerialsuperstore.co.uk/jaeger-smr-99g-silent-gold-h-h-mount-58-p.asp

But that's a '99'. Is the 107 heavier?
Yeah, I know this is Jaeger brand, but who knows who the original mfg is??

I see a lot similarities in these, differences are mainly in the mount. Just rated for a 100cm though.

 

[phlatwound]

Whatever motor you go with, consider these thoughts about putting minimum side-load on the bearings:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/312912-MY-1-2-dish-on-new-mount-version-2?p=3188822#post3188822

Some good points there, thanks.

Somebody needs to build a USALS motor and gear it down by a factor of 2 or 3 times what is "standard" now. I don't care if it takes 2 minutes to go 30W-125W...if it will swing a molded 1.2 offset w/ortho feed.

 

[brotherhood]

Would be nice if someone made a motor for a 1.8 meter dish but a can tell you that i have 4footer channel master on a fortec 120 stab for years with no problems .

 

[Anole]

Would be nice if someone made a motor for a 1.8 meter dish ...

Sadoun used to have one up until a few years ago.
Technically an H-H, it had a 36v motor & reed switch interface.

 

[phlatwound]

Sadoun used to have one up until a few years ago.
Technically an H-H, it had a 36v motor & reed switch interface.

Was that the Moteck HH180? As I recall, while those were rated for a 1.8m, a good wind would peel the gear teeth right off.

I actually have one of those too, but you still have the challenge of figuring out how to add 23 degrees +/- declination, if you want to install an offset dish on one.

 

[phlatwound]

Does anyone have any pics of offset dishes that have been adapted to polar mounts?

I've given it some thought, and seen it mentioned a lot, but not much real-world applications.

I would like to look at as many as possible to get some ideas.

 

[phlatwound]

Would be nice if someone made a motor for a 1.8 meter dish but a can tell you that i have 4footer channel master on a fortec 120 stab for years with no problems .

That Channel Master is a molded fiberglass/resin-type dish, correct?

Never owned a STAB 120 but have heard that they are sloooooow, so they are probably geared down like I mentioned earlier...I wouldn't mind the wait.

Looks to be one place selling the STAB 120 now, about $160 USD, shipped, out of Canada.