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Originally Posted by wejones
Actually, you mis-read the caption. The caption actually said:
"I set up the motor elevation to correspond to a latitude setting of 44 deg and elevation of 46 degrees "
Ie it is an elevation setting of 46, since the picture shows the elevation side. The latitude side showed 90-46=44 .
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Thanks for correcting me. I see the error of my post now!
I see one problem in my setup so far, the motor latitude is not correct. I also think my temporary mount is a problem too. I used an empty bucket that used to have 50 lbs. of chlorine tabs in it, but, I have the dish set low on it, because there does not seem to be alot of stability otherwise. I had to use a hacksaw and cut the lip from the bottom because part of it was broken off and I did not notice, so that made my pole off plumb. I then used a palm sander on the bottom to sand down the center of the bottom. Now, the bottom is all smooth, but, I am still having problems finding a suitable location to put the bucket, not to mention it is very heavy!
I don't want the bucket to fall over with the dish mounted as this would really bring an end to my FTA experience before it even has a chance to begin.
There is a 4' x 4' pole that has the pool timer/power center on it on the front, and I have thought about mounting the dish foot to the rear of it. However, I am afraid that it won't hold without the cross supports that came with the whole setup.
I am tempted to start with
IA5 without the motor to get a feel for things, and then, adding the motor in.
I am still wondering if the 2100 should be swinging the dish all the way to the far stop on one side when I go into the initial setup screen to put my home lat and long, and the sat screen is on the default of IA5. Anyone on that point?
Thanks again for all the help. This place and everyone has been a GREAT resource for me.