Advice Needed Echostar Actuators - Acme Thread or Ball Screw ?

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Hi,

Would anyone please be able to tell me if Echostar actuators were acme thread or ball screw? In particular, the Echostar BlackJack model (not sure if they made other models).

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I doubt very much any Echostar actuator would use ball screw type mechanics
 
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Hi - I have 3 old Echostar jacks here all are acme thread ....
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Thamk you for your replies.
After cleaning up the actuator I found the remnants of a label on the outer sleeve which confirms it is an acme thread.
 
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