I am installing a 24"
actuator on my BUD- the old HH motor is kaput with a stripped gear. I removed the reduction and worm drive, and now have a conventional polar mount- sorta.
There are no attachment points for the actuator- so I must make some brackets.
Logic would dictate using the ring at the back of the dish, and an arm that extends back to catch the motor tube coming off the stationary pole or some part of the polar mount.
Now the geometry part- should the actuator point straight back- and the rear bracket hold the motor/tube far enough away to give a straight push to the ring when the dish is pointed true south?
And it seems that the actuator should be extended half way- 12" to give equal travel both sides of true south?
Although there are ball joints on the motor tube bracket and the end of the pusher arm, they are tight enough that I think it would bind if the actuator is too far off a straight ahead push.
Any BUD pros- I would appreciate descriptions.
Trying to go from Nasa
C band to G10r- if I can...
Larry