Is a 24" actuator arm sufficient for a 10' mesh dish?

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Is a 24" actuator arm sufficient for a 10' mesh dish?

Post by belter-one » Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:33 am

Hello,

I have a 24 inch actuator arm that may be used eventually for a 4 foot C/Ku band offset dish. If the 36 inch actuator moving our 10 foot dish dies eventually, can this 24 inch actuator be used? Both were purchased from tek2000. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Is a 24" actuator arm sufficient for a 10' mesh dish?

Post by Arion » Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:43 pm

No problem at all. You won't get as much of the arc coverage but unless your trying to cover from 35 degrees to 137 degrees you will be just fine. A 24" actuator will cover almost all of the U.S. arc.
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Re: Is a 24" actuator arm sufficient for a 10' mesh dish?

Post by belter-one » Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:27 pm

Arion wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:43 pm
No problem at all. You won't get as much of the arc coverage but unless your trying to cover from 35 degrees to 137 degrees you will be just fine. A 24" actuator will cover almost all of the U.S. arc.
Thanks Arion,

I'm only interested in the arc from circa 127 - 58W, so that sounds great!

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Re: Is a 24" actuator arm sufficient for a 10' mesh dish?

Post by tvroadmin » Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:44 pm

Our sponsors sell replacement motor housings for both the heavy duty and regular actuators.

Regular
http://www.tek2000.com/cgi-bin/web.cgi? ... 20Duty)-ND

Heavy Duty
http://www.tek2000.com/cgi-bin/web.cgi? ... 20Duty)-ND


Just unbolt the old and install the new housing. No need to spend hundreds of dollars on a new actuator.
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Re: Is a 24" actuator arm sufficient for a 10' mesh dish?

Post by belter-one » Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:23 am

tvroadmin wrote:
Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:44 pm
Our sponsors sell replacement motor housings for both the heavy duty and regular actuators.

Regular
http://www.tek2000.com/cgi-bin/web.cgi? ... 20Duty)-ND

Heavy Duty
http://www.tek2000.com/cgi-bin/web.cgi? ... 20Duty)-ND


Just unbolt the old and install the new housing. No need to spend hundreds of dollars on a new actuator.
Thank you tvroadmin,

This is great. I did not know that these were available!

Much appreciated,

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Re: Is a 24" actuator arm sufficient for a 10' mesh dish?

Post by Captain Ron » Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:30 pm

If you do not already have one, I would also consider getting a weather boot for the actuator.

Rain and melting snow can run down inside the screwjack actuator and wash out lubricant and rust the actuator, I used to need to replace mine about every 7-10 years due to rust etc. but since I installed a protective boot my current actuator on my 10' BUD has lasted about 15 years and still running.

I'm sure the same sponsor tek2000 carries those also.

Good Luck! :grin:

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Re: Is a 24" actuator arm sufficient for a 10' mesh dish?

Post by tek2000 » Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:55 am

Captain Ron wrote:
Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:30 pm
If you do not already have one, I would also consider getting a weather boot for the actuator.

I'm sure the same sponsor tek2000 carries those also.

Good Luck! :grin:
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