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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Good budget 1m dish
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<blockquote data-quote="nasals" data-source="post: 894704" data-attributes="member: 179512"><p>[USER=178172]@simon 2003[/USER] </p><p></p><p>Yes water ingress was a problem on the first IBU conversion I had in place so mark 2 was improved with an O ring which sealed in the same way as the original C120 flange where fitted into the Fibo horn. See attached pic. Another problem with machining IBU's is that you can easily knock the DRO out. For this reason the mk2 version was machined upright in a vertical mill and only a single scalar ring was machined away from the factory cast LNB. This allowed a simple adaptor to be made and bonded in place. A white nylon adaptor was also made and bonded in place between the outer old scalr ring and new adaptor to make the entire unit more robust. The original black case was given several coats of white enamel spray pain and put back on the keep temps down in sunlight. It all works pretty well but it's a lot of hassle as you say.<img src="http://i.imgur.com/fepyFtF.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nasals, post: 894704, member: 179512"] [USER=178172]@simon 2003[/USER] Yes water ingress was a problem on the first IBU conversion I had in place so mark 2 was improved with an O ring which sealed in the same way as the original C120 flange where fitted into the Fibo horn. See attached pic. Another problem with machining IBU's is that you can easily knock the DRO out. For this reason the mk2 version was machined upright in a vertical mill and only a single scalar ring was machined away from the factory cast LNB. This allowed a simple adaptor to be made and bonded in place. A white nylon adaptor was also made and bonded in place between the outer old scalr ring and new adaptor to make the entire unit more robust. The original black case was given several coats of white enamel spray pain and put back on the keep temps down in sunlight. It all works pretty well but it's a lot of hassle as you say.[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/fepyFtF.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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