Mounting a motorised dish on a flat roof

***compufunk*** · 08-06-2009

Originally Posted by rolfw

A Penta 85 and motor isn't too bad, I always install them on my own without too much problem, the trick is to make sure that the top of the ladder is higher than the dish mount and it is waist high when you are working on it, then you are lowering the into position.

There was my problem. I could only work from under it .

**erukus** · 08-06-2009

Thanks for all the suggestions - greatly appreciated - for financial reasons i.e. me being a student it is looking like these will be out of my price range I think I will have to drop the height for ease of access hoepfully those trees of to the east wont cause me too much trouble. I thought once I got the bracket up that would be the hard part over but it makes sense that putting up the dish may be a pain in the butt too - back to the drawing board

***Tivù*** · 08-06-2009

Well if you can get away with installing the Dish at reduced height, it makes post-Installation twiddling and Maintenance soooooo much easier

As regards the trees (says he, reading back through the Thread!), I have some massive trees in the field behind me that cause a heck of a lot less problems than you'd imagine from simple observation.

**rolfw** · 08-06-2009

Have made a sticky thread on access equipment. http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellit...tallation.html

**erukus** · 08-06-2009

Ok sorry to be annoying now but I just need clarification will this new position I have highlighted in green be ok I Have to drop the level for safety and due to the fact that I cant afford scaffolding or similar

**satelliteman** · 08-06-2009

Well, looks fine from what I can see

**rolfw** · 08-06-2009

Yep, I agree.

**erukus** · 10-06-2009

Ok everything is going to plan I have hired an SDS drill what a machine. Anyhow my question is when I mount the dish/motor on the vertical pole do I tighten it when the arm of the dish is facing due south?

***Huevos*** · 10-06-2009

Originally Posted by erukus

when I mount the dish/motor on the vertical pole do I tighten it when the arm of the dish is facing due south?

Yes. The motor body should be pointed due south from the mast, and when the motor is at zero the dish should point due south also.

**rolfw** · 10-06-2009

Originally Posted by erukus

Ok everything is going to plan I have hired an SDS drill what a machine. Anyhow my question is when I mount the dish/motor on the vertical pole do I tighten it when the arm of the dish is facing due south?

Your best bet is to set your coordinates in your receiver, then send the dish using USALS to 5W (your nearest due South satellite), then use the alignment meter to align on 5W as per the sticky threads.

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