Picked up a KTI Today

[fred555]

I see some decent deals here from time to time, went ahead and bought something:
http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/browse/home
search for satellite.

Picked up this dish at that site. Paid more than I wanted to, $122 but anyhow here it is:

Venture actuator, Chaparral C/Ku Feedhorn and pole.

 

[Lone Gunman]

Congrats on the find!! And from what I can see in those pics, $122 isn't too much for that dish!! I just love it when these old dishes are put to good use again!!!

ENJOY!

 

[Magic Static]

Looks like a nice clean dish. Too bad it wasn't a ten footer

 

[fred555]

Looks like a nice clean dish. Too bad it wasn't a ten footer

I would love to get another free Winegard 10' Quadstar brand new in the box again, but this one will get put to good use.

 

[Magic Static]

I would love to get another free Winegard 10' Quadstar brand new in the box again, but this one will get put to good use.

Too funny. That's exactly the dish I want to try and mount to a Birdview mount I have Winegard Quadstar

 

[fred555]

Too funny. That's exactly the dish I want to try and mount to a Birdview mount I have Winegard Quadstar

It is a great dish, easy to assemble and disassemble. KTI, not so easy.

 

[O'Doyle]

looks like a great find! Congrats! keep us posted with pics and such when you have it all set-up again

 

[phlatwound]

Good score. That actuator is the same one I have on my 10' Perfect 10 mesh dish...22 years and still going strong.

 

[fred555]

Good score. That actuator is the same one I have on my 10' Perfect 10 mesh dish...22 years and still going strong.

Is there anything I should do to it such as cleaning or lubrication? If so how ?

 

[phlatwound]

Is there anything I should do to it such as cleaning or lubrication? If so how ?

Mine has a grease zerk right where the tube meets the motor housing, and I fully extend it occasionally and spray some silicone lube on it. If the inner tube is rusty you might take some emery cloth to it and clean it up first.

 

[Lone Gunman]

The decal on this actuator says Venture but it's made like a Super Jack? I've got a Super Jack and a Venture here and yours looks like the Super Jack, not the Venture? I guess this doesn't matter as long as it works.

Inner tube on this one looks like it might be coated aluminum (Super Jacks are like this) so check it with a magnet BEFORE you go sanding on it to clean it up!

It also appears that the seal for the outer to inner shaft is missing? If that's the case then you might want to try to find a new one or fabricate something to keep the crap and water out. I've used a piece of radiator hose and clamps to do this in the past, with some degree of success.

Mine has lube instructions on a tag thats stuck on it.

 

[fred555]

Here are some more pictures. I'm pretty sure the dish was installed then never used. Luckily for me the actuator was in the fully retracted position and stayed that way. I grabbed a Dewalt 18V and ran the shaft all the way out. Looks like brand new:

It also appears that the seal for the outer to inner shaft is missing? If that's the case then you might want to try to find a new one or fabricate something to keep the crap and water out. I've used a piece of radiator hose and clamps to do this in the past, with some degree of success.

Is this the seal?



Here is the inside of the cover:



The guts look good too:



Hopefully the pictures will help ID it further.

 

[KE4EST]

My two Ventures don't look like that inside, but that don't mean they had a different model or changed something along the way.

 

[primestar31]

That's not a Venture, it's either a Superjack or one of the clone Superjacks...

 

[fred555]

Thanks, it does not look like a Venture on the inside after looking through technical drawings of genuine Venture products.
It works so it should be usable to some degree whatever brand it might be.

 

[Jason S]

Very nice find! From the photos, everything looks to be in really good condition. The clean actuator is definitely a plus.

 

[fred555]

It is an 18 inch actuator also.