Amplica Dish Mover?

[Captain Midnight]

Found this on ebay but I am confused. Is this a standalone mover or just a power supply for a receiver?

 

[Brct203]

looks to me like it's just a power supply - I don't see any wiring for sensor etc

 

[mikekohl]

A number of companies sold IRDs in the early and mid 1980s, but integrated a remote control with a separate power supply to control the typical C-band dish. Back in those days, very heavy antennas were commonplace, and it made sense to separate the receiver from the motor drive to avoid heat buildup in the receiver. A good example on not how to do it was Chaparral, which left everything including the motor drive power supply and Videocipher II slot enclosed in the same chassis. They offered a muffin fan to reduce the heat buildup (which I remember having to soundproof so the noise of the fan would not disturb the TV viewer. Such a contraption commanded a retail price of 2 grand at the end of the 1980s, but it had many good features under the hood. Hard to believe that was over 30 years ago.