SG6100 Motor Prologue

[KE4EST]

Ok Guys I got a DMS International SG6100 Monster Motor today. I will do a full review with pictures and the whole nine yards(who knows where that saying originated?). Anyway I don't have time today to write up a full review. I will say however in my 17 years of Satellite Experience I would recommend this motor. It is not built as well as a STAB, but it is close. From the time I got it from the delivery driver and up and running was about 45 mins. That says a lot for this motor. Yes I have done lots of motors and know what I am doing, but the point is it went fast. So far it is tracking the arc very well. Very Happy with it.

 

[Anole]

Very nice first impression.
Maybe DMSI took a page from Sadoun and their DG-380.
Looking forward to more , as you accumulate some hours with it. :up
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[turbosat]

I think that's about how long it took me to get my first HH motor going, the DG380. That was after a few fits and starts of engineering, because I put an old primestar dish on mine, lol. If you have a dish made to clamp right on that motorshaft , 45min is still a good time.

 

[KE4EST]

Yes it would have went faster, but had other things going on ha. I will get a review up in a couple of days. I am using it now and it is working really good so far. I will say this real quick I put a 90cm GEOSATpro dish on it. It says that you can put up to a 1.4 Meter dish on it with no problem, kinda skeptical about that. I have a 1.2 meter that I will put on it to try later.

 

[KE4EST]

Might break it

 

[KE4EST]

So far though really impressed, with it, I was very skeptical about it.

 

[wallyhts]

I like mine so far. I had a spare but someone talked me out of it.

 

[phlatwound]

Can you get this motor with the larger (55 mm?) shaft?

I see that you mention a size (1.4 m) limit but that doesn't really mean anything...do they have a weight limit listed?

 

[wallyhts]

do they have a weight limit listed?

Nope, I just sent Tim an email asking.

 

[wallyhts]

Tim said they don't list weight limits but did say a 20# 1.4cm dish would be just fine.

Props to Tim I think he's got a winner winner chicken dinner.

 

[phlatwound]

Thanks for checking on that...any news on the tube sizes?

I have never heard of a 1.4 m dish, just 1.2, 1.5 and 1.8 in that size range. 20# is not much, I bet Brian's 1.2 m w/mount weighs that much, or more. Also think the .9m, or 1.0 "Prodelin-style" commercial fiberglass dishes w/any kind of homemade mount weigh more than that, hopefully Tim is just being conservative with his weight estimate.

Hope this one turns out to be a keeper, there is a definite need for a good USALs H-H motor of this type.

 

[wallyhts]

hopefully Tim is just being conservative with his weight estimate.
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Yup I would bet he is. Sorry about forgetting to ask about the 55mm I will get you an answer.

 

[wallyhts]

Can you get this motor with the larger (55 mm?) shaft?

Not yet they are waiting on some tooling.

 

[KE4EST]

Tooling huh. I wish the shaft was bigger, I think I may modify it myself and put on a bigger shaft.

 

[wallyhts]

Tooling huh. I wish the shaft was bigger, I think I may modify it myself and put on a bigger shaft.

I thought you were out of duct tape.

 

[phlatwound]

Not yet they are waiting on some tooling.

Thanks, sounds like it may be in the works, think they would sell more if they had the option for both sizes.

...I think I may modify it myself and put on a bigger shaft.

Any chance a DG380 shaft (pic below) could be adapted?

 

[SatelliteAV]

Just recycled 200 - 55mm motor adapter posts for the now defunct GEOSATpro GS120 motor. They are not interchangeable with SG2100, SG6000, DG380s or any other motor tested.

Trust me, we tried to find a buyer and sent out a half dozen samples. Each model seems to have a unique mounting stud design...

 

[KE4EST]

Yeah I would like to see the motor end....but that is what I was thinking too, bet it won't work.

 

[Anole]

Not quite Viagra

The "bigger shaft mod" I remember last time this was a problem....
- get a length of plastic pipe that won't quite slip into the shaft
- slice it lengthwise with just one saw kerf
- force it onto the existing motor shaft
- can't make it longer, just fatter

 

[KE4EST]

See here: for full review:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/310385-DMSI-SG6100-Review?p=3160310#post3160310