New to C band

[4311wade]

Team,
I'm refurbishing my first C band dish. And after buying some essentials I realized I don’t know how many conductors of wire I need to run between my dish mover and actuator arm. I bought my supplies from Ricks satellite. the pr 1200 positioner and 24 inch arm.
any information will help!
Thanks in advance

 

[Comptech]

4 wires to actuator. I use 14 gauge lamp cord for the motor and a piece of Cat5 for the two sensor wires.

 

[Brct203]

the usual recommendation is 12- or 14-gauge landscape cable for the motor (but any 2-conductor wire that is large enough and can withstand moisture would be ok). For the sensor, the best option is shielded, 2- or 4-wire 18 gauge (security systems use such cable. The shield should be grounded at the positioner end and left unconnected at the actuator end. It will help avoid mis-counts. Unshielded wire such as Cat-5 would work but might introduce hard-to-diagnose miscounts from electromagnetic interferences.

 

[4311wade]

the usual recommendation is 12- or 14-gauge landscape cable for the motor (but any 2-conductor wire that is large enough and can withstand moisture would be ok). For the sensor, the best option is shielded, 2- or 4-wire 18 gauge (security systems use such cable. The shield should be grounded at the positioner end and left unconnected at the actuator end. It will help avoid mis-counts. Unshielded wire such as Cat-5 would work but might introduce hard-to-diagnose miscounts from electromagnetic interferences.

great!
thanks for the info. I ordered the power cable from Ricks. I will get the sensor wire localy.

 

[Houston Rockets]

Team,
I'm refurbishing my first C band dish. And after buying some essentials I realized I don’t know how many conductors of wire I need to run between my dish mover and actuator arm. I bought my supplies from Ricks satellite. the pr 1200 positioner and 24 inch arm.
any information will help!
Thanks in advance

Post some pictures of your Refurb job... what kind of line of sight do you have?

 

[4311wade]

Post some pictures of your Refurb job... what kind of line of sight do you have?

Hello, I need advise!
im slowly making ground on my c band dish.
after much debate and disappointment I decided to alter my original polar mount design. one of the attachment points were beyond repair. Now I need advice on what material to use on the two pivot points. I tried to find Teflon bushings/washers for it but could only find Nylon. Would brass be better? As far as line of site I reside in the mountains of West Virginia but getting signal from 58 west to125 west on KU band. Also my main support tube has a thin spot in it that will need repaired. I still need to remove the mount base from the pole and I’m considering changing the button hook mount to four individual bars to support the feed horn base.

 

[Houston Rockets]

Hello, I need advise!
im slowly making ground on my c band dish.
after much debate and disappointment I decided to alter my original polar mount design. one of the attachment points were beyond repair. Now I need advice on what material to use on the two pivot points. I tried to find Teflon bushings/washers for it but could only find Nylon. Would brass be better? As far as line of site I reside in the mountains of West Virginia but getting signal from 58 west to125 west on KU band. Also my main support tube has a thin spot in it that will need repaired. I still need to remove the mount base from the pole and I’m considering changing the button hook mount to four individual bars to support the feed horn base.

Looks nice so far...

 

[arlo]

Hello, I need advise!
im slowly making ground on my c band dish.
after much debate and disappointment I decided to alter my original polar mount design. one of the attachment points were beyond repair. Now I need advice on what material to use on the two pivot points. I tried to find Teflon bushings/washers for it but could only find Nylon. Would brass be better? As far as line of site I reside in the mountains of West Virginia but getting signal from 58 west to125 west on KU band. Also my main support tube has a thin spot in it that will need repaired. I still need to remove the mount base from the pole and I’m considering changing the button hook mount to four individual bars to support the feed horn base.

'Scuse the rust.

 

[4311wade]

'Scuse the rust.

Thanks for the photo!

 

[4311wade]

Thanks for the photo!

That looks deluxe. Grease fitting and all!

 

[arlo]

That looks deluxe. Grease fitting and all!

The upper pivot is done the same way. Everything from the local industrial supply didn't cost much. And 0 wobble.