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<blockquote data-quote="airbourne" data-source="post: 1057215" data-attributes="member: 404003"><p>Hi RimaNTSS. I'm going to meet him next week so I'll put all those questions to him and see what his reactions are. After all, if he would prefer not to be recognised it wouldn't be fair to "blow the gaff" on him.</p><p></p><p>The next stage is to look for a suitable motor that will stand a 1.2 dish in an elevated position without falling to bits. Having looked at some motors and mountings I'm thinking that most of them lack the support you would think they would have when working under the conditions of a UK winter. In Spain the wind is also a problem. Even in the height of summer a late afternoon wind is common (every day) If the motor was supported at both ends of the mounting shaft the internals would probably last a lot longer. This would need the use of two motors of course and a bit of engineering thought!</p><p>You may have guessed that I have more of an engineering background than any skills in satellite TV tech! </p><p></p><p>I'm thinking of painting the dish in a colour that will suit its surroundings to reduce the eye view a bit. If I do this, will it compromise its performance?</p><p>Also, can someone give me some motor makes and model numbers please as I'm looking at them with glazed eyes! Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="airbourne, post: 1057215, member: 404003"] Hi RimaNTSS. I'm going to meet him next week so I'll put all those questions to him and see what his reactions are. After all, if he would prefer not to be recognised it wouldn't be fair to "blow the gaff" on him. The next stage is to look for a suitable motor that will stand a 1.2 dish in an elevated position without falling to bits. Having looked at some motors and mountings I'm thinking that most of them lack the support you would think they would have when working under the conditions of a UK winter. In Spain the wind is also a problem. Even in the height of summer a late afternoon wind is common (every day) If the motor was supported at both ends of the mounting shaft the internals would probably last a lot longer. This would need the use of two motors of course and a bit of engineering thought! You may have guessed that I have more of an engineering background than any skills in satellite TV tech! I'm thinking of painting the dish in a colour that will suit its surroundings to reduce the eye view a bit. If I do this, will it compromise its performance? Also, can someone give me some motor makes and model numbers please as I'm looking at them with glazed eyes! Steve [/QUOTE]
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