Will take pictures and post later.
We again had some major winds today (gusts up to, and probably over 30mph) and I look out, there's the 6 foot dish on the ground.
The H180 motor broke at the casting between the base, and the motor part with the gears - literally split in 2 pieces. Sure doesn't look like it's fabricated strong enough, if what I looked at was the point of failure.
With the temp currently 20 below zero (with the wind) diagnosis of this will have to wait.
Someone else warned me about the weakness of this motor. Now I know.
I cannot recommend anyone buy this motor anywhere there's wind. It won't survive.
My 4 foot and
HH120 motor is still on the pole it's been on for a long time. It's not active right now and out alignment, but that will now be my dish to ressurect when it gets warmer.
The dish doesn't look too bad, the mounting arms for the LNBF are collapsed. I'm sure they will need to be replaced. Sux...
--- Was looking at the Polar mount for the 6 foot dish. Might be thinking of retrofitting it onto this as the H180 is going to be scrap now... I can't see where it pivots from the pictures on
Sadoun's site for it. Maybe it's just the view of the JPG's.