Motor on a mini dish mount?

nirelandguy

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Sticking a motor on a Z2 mini dish for a friend, I checked the mount today and odly is perfectly level, they are only looking 13e/19e/28e, would the little mini dish pole mount be up to holding a motor? they are rather heavy, would be handier for me rather than have to replace all.
 

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No, that mount isn't robust enough, for those three sats you would probably get away with an elbow mount though.
 

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Not sure which receiver your friend would be using, but have you thought of trying a multiple LNB set up? I wouldn't be easy on a zone 2 dish but would save the bother of fitting a motor and replacing the mount. If you centered on 19E there might just be enough spacing for the other two on either side.
 
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