what motor for an 8' dish

[MHeat]

if i buy the 8' dish from here, can somebody tell me what motor do i need to buy to move the dish? also will i have to buy a different lnb to get C band channels, or is there such thing as an lnb that combines both. and will my fortec that i recently bought will work with the new setup? thanks a lot

[dfarvour]

You may want to write or call Sadoun to see if they sell a polar or h-h mount for their large dishes. The mount included with the large dishes looked like they were the FIXED type. In other works , you'd set the dish for one particular satellite.

There are two ways I know of to move a big dish. A polar mount which uses a motorized actuator arm to essentially "push" and "pull" the dish across the satellite arc or an H-H mount which is similar to the H-H mounts that you see on this site. (Only much larger of course.)

As far as I know, you need to purchase a dish which is set up for the mount you want. It may be possible to retrofit a dish to any mount but I am sure that is more difficult. I am currently using an actuator arm and polar mount on my 7.5 ft. dish. But I have been told that an H-H is actually better and can scan the full 180 degrees from horizon to horizon. I guess that's why it's called an H-H mount. An actuator arm doesn't do the full 180 degrees.

Hope this helps.

[Sadoun]

Yes, dfarvour is right.

You will need an actuator arm and polar mount to move the dish. Like dfarvour suggested, an HH motor for pig dishes might be another way to go. However, these motors are currently much more expensive than an actuator arm, but of course you get wider coverage.

At this time, we don't sell either of the above. We can do a special order if you want. Do a search on the internet, let us know what you want and we can order it from our suppliers on a special order. :lol: