Thread: dish help

directway dish
hi guys I just scored a directway dish for$ 0.00
I would like to add a motor
can someone advise me on what I need and maybe give me Ideas on brands
to buy

Did you get the white Direcway dish? They're pretty good for fta, but HEAVY! I suppose you could motorize one if you drop off that transmitter part, and the big mount/skew ring on the back. You can find lots of threads on motorizing dishes here, use the search feature for "motorized primestar" , plenty of pictures to help. Mostly you just need a good motor like the DG380, make a bracket to hold the dish to the motor shaft, with an adjustment built-in to allow the declination setting you'll need. Skew is taken care of by the motor, as it moves east or west it also will skew the entire dish/lnbf.

edit : one important point, try to keep the weight under 30lbs and most motors will do just fine. I motorized a .90 primestar dish, which is a little bit bigger dish, by getting rid of all the extra weight it came in at about 23lbs.

it is awhite dish it is 54x48 can it be painted

That's a lot bigger than my direcway dish, I'll try to dig up a picture (mine's the elliptical dish).
Sure you can paint them. Clean it good with some top-job or cleaner and brush, get a can of spray paint and have at it. I painted several of my dishes, makes 'em look brand new again.

Post a picture of your dish, if you can. If that's 54" you're talking about something crazy big for direcway (commercial dish maybe?)
Should be great for fta.

yes the dish was commercial
old lotto dish I think
it has a 2 1/2 inch pole
dont think that a regular motor will work maybe something that moves
larger dishes please help
suggestions?

If you get a chance can you send some PIX of the dish?

IS that dish plastic, or metal? The weight is the limiting factor with the H-H motors.
I put a 1m primestar on a polar mount from a big dish over a year ago, works with a regular
linear actuator. If you have a big dish , or parts from one that you could use, I can post some pictures of that project for you. It's not exactly a beginner project but if you're handy with tools and angles it can be done.

please post the pictures I am presently un able to post pictures
this dish is the same size as those on conveniance stores

Originally Posted by palenda

please post the pictures I am presently un able to post pictures
this dish is the same size as those on conveniance stores

Yes you can paint it, white could have metal in it, black is good.

Sadoun has a large motor that is rated for up to a 1.2 m dish.