I have been trying to get my 80cm Fortec dish installed and am having issues. I am using a large bucket full of concrete with a plumb pole in hopes to find the best location to use as a permenant mount.
I have the
SG2100 motor that came with the kit from
Sadoun. I have mounted the motor on the pole as indicated in the picture in the box, i.e. with the 30 degree stub pointing down.
I have my dish elevation set to 23.8 (as near as I can) degrees, which is 30 - my dec angle of 6.14 for a latitude of 38.72. My big question comes in here. There is a small ring that mounts in the motor and against the scales that has DOWN on it. What part of this ring is supposed to indicate the elevation of the motor?
At first try, when I powered on my box, I set my Lat. Long. and the dish moved to
IA5, but, when it did, the dish looked as it was pointing and a near 90 degree angle. I may not be saying this right, but, I am used to DSS dishes that look like they are pointed somewhat to the sky. This dish looks as if it is just sitting on it's edge facing directly forward. On the motor itself, the 30 degree stub is pointed all the way at the 80.
I must have something wrong, because I cannot believe that IA5 is that far down on the horizon. Hopefully this picture will clarify things.