Is there a motor that runs vertically and horizontally?
- Thread starter august_gm
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- A little less analogue, and a lot more crap.
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It all depends on the type (and size ) of dish you have installed.
Most fixed dish manufacturers use a linear actuator in the vertical plane to raise the focus of the dish, a few will however, have a dedicated gearbox and tracking mechanism to calculate up front, where an inclined orbit satellite will be.
Motor homes often use a two motor system for parking up and locating a fixed satellite where the actuator also operates the capsule open/close mechanism.
Then there are the all in one systems, often called self-stabilising systems, where the motion of the vehicle is compensated for by the use of fast tracking software and/or gyroscopic correction, often used on large boats.
Most fixed dish manufacturers use a linear actuator in the vertical plane to raise the focus of the dish, a few will however, have a dedicated gearbox and tracking mechanism to calculate up front, where an inclined orbit satellite will be.
Motor homes often use a two motor system for parking up and locating a fixed satellite where the actuator also operates the capsule open/close mechanism.
Then there are the all in one systems, often called self-stabilising systems, where the motion of the vehicle is compensated for by the use of fast tracking software and/or gyroscopic correction, often used on large boats.
- My Satellite Setup
- A little less analogue, and a lot more crap.
- My Location
- UK
It all depends on the type (and size ) of dish you have installed.
Most fixed dish manufacturers use a linear actuator in the vertical plane to raise the focus of the dish, a few will however, have a dedicated gearbox and tracking mechanism to calculate up front, where an inclined orbit satellite will be.
Motor homes often use a two motor system for parking up and locating a fixed satellite where the actuator also operates the capsule open/close mechanism.
Then there are the all in one systems, often called self-stabilising systems, where the motion of the vehicle is compensated for by the use of fast tracking software and/or gyroscopic correction, often used on large boats.
Most fixed dish manufacturers use a linear actuator in the vertical plane to raise the focus of the dish, a few will however, have a dedicated gearbox and tracking mechanism to calculate up front, where an inclined orbit satellite will be.
Motor homes often use a two motor system for parking up and locating a fixed satellite where the actuator also operates the capsule open/close mechanism.
Then there are the all in one systems, often called self-stabilising systems, where the motion of the vehicle is compensated for by the use of fast tracking software and/or gyroscopic correction, often used on large boats.
BombedOne
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- My Satellite Setup
- Covering 30W-105.5E range, two motors, C and Ku band. Various receivers/cards/cams/etc.
- My Location
- Republic of Georgia
I have seen such system on elder Channel Master dishes, for inclined sat tracking, not sure if it's available separately from dish, since it looked like it was single construction with a dish. Basically it looks just like two linear actuators, one vertical and another - horizontal. But design is much more rigid and heavy, I don't exclude that they even may be using hydraulic force - moving 2-3 ton dish is not easy task.
BombedOne
Regular Member
- My Satellite Setup
- Covering 30W-105.5E range, two motors, C and Ku band. Various receivers/cards/cams/etc.
- My Location
- Republic of Georgia
I have seen such system on elder Channel Master dishes, for inclined sat tracking, not sure if it's available separately from dish, since it looked like it was single construction with a dish. Basically it looks just like two linear actuators, one vertical and another - horizontal. But design is much more rigid and heavy, I don't exclude that they even may be using hydraulic force - moving 2-3 ton dish is not easy task.
futumsch
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- My Satellite Setup
- 80cm dish, Pace MSS500 (analog) 19e
1m Channel Master fixed 26e, 1m dish, SG-100 motor, Inverto Black Ultra. Pace MSP 200, Humax F1 VACI
Jaeger 1224 mid restored. Fibo 1.2m.
- My Location
- Midlands, UK
I just browsed for this just because I found this thread interesting...
EGIS __www.egis-rotor.de to a heavy duty looking Azimuth/Elevation device, spec'd for 2.5m dishes.
Some pictures show the Azimuth axis is still aligned parallel with the Earth axis, and the standard Elevation mechanism has a 40 degree movement.
And if you need to track an inclined satellite, they come with a controller does a automatic search for the satellite - though that seems hit and miss. And if you have some extra cash, there's spectrum analyser option so you can track on the satellite tracking beacon.
If you do a Google on 'Nitec robot positioner', there is a nice picture of a similar looking device over on another forum.
And like channel Hooper said, a manually controlled actuator would be good enough for the average home users. Most of them are rated up to 3.5metres.
EGIS __www.egis-rotor.de to a heavy duty looking Azimuth/Elevation device, spec'd for 2.5m dishes.
Some pictures show the Azimuth axis is still aligned parallel with the Earth axis, and the standard Elevation mechanism has a 40 degree movement.
And if you need to track an inclined satellite, they come with a controller does a automatic search for the satellite - though that seems hit and miss. And if you have some extra cash, there's spectrum analyser option so you can track on the satellite tracking beacon.
If you do a Google on 'Nitec robot positioner', there is a nice picture of a similar looking device over on another forum.
And like channel Hooper said, a manually controlled actuator would be good enough for the average home users. Most of them are rated up to 3.5metres.
futumsch
Regular Member
- My Satellite Setup
- 80cm dish, Pace MSS500 (analog) 19e
1m Channel Master fixed 26e, 1m dish, SG-100 motor, Inverto Black Ultra. Pace MSP 200, Humax F1 VACI
Jaeger 1224 mid restored. Fibo 1.2m.
- My Location
- Midlands, UK
I just browsed for this just because I found this thread interesting...
EGIS __www.egis-rotor.de to a heavy duty looking Azimuth/Elevation device, spec'd for 2.5m dishes.
Some pictures show the Azimuth axis is still aligned parallel with the Earth axis, and the standard Elevation mechanism has a 40 degree movement.
And if you need to track an inclined satellite, they come with a controller does a automatic search for the satellite - though that seems hit and miss. And if you have some extra cash, there's spectrum analyser option so you can track on the satellite tracking beacon.
If you do a Google on 'Nitec robot positioner', there is a nice picture of a similar looking device over on another forum.
And like channel Hooper said, a manually controlled actuator would be good enough for the average home users. Most of them are rated up to 3.5metres.
EGIS __www.egis-rotor.de to a heavy duty looking Azimuth/Elevation device, spec'd for 2.5m dishes.
Some pictures show the Azimuth axis is still aligned parallel with the Earth axis, and the standard Elevation mechanism has a 40 degree movement.
And if you need to track an inclined satellite, they come with a controller does a automatic search for the satellite - though that seems hit and miss. And if you have some extra cash, there's spectrum analyser option so you can track on the satellite tracking beacon.
If you do a Google on 'Nitec robot positioner', there is a nice picture of a similar looking device over on another forum.
And like channel Hooper said, a manually controlled actuator would be good enough for the average home users. Most of them are rated up to 3.5metres.