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oggy · 11-11-07, 08:54 PM

I have a motorised set-up which needs replacing. The dish has 25% rusted away, the polar mount has rusted solid and no longer pivots and the actuator jack is in a pretty sad state. One of the joys of living near the sea. The V-Box in the attic is OK.
I've decided to replace the dish with a 1 metre Gilbertini (aluminium

) and the motor with either the Moteck SG2100A or the Jaeger 99G.
Some time ago I recall reading a thread on here (which I can't find now) in which someone (BGonaSTICK?) said that they'd had both of these motors and that the 2100 was the better one. If the writer (BGonaSTICK?) should recognise himself from that, I'd be interested to know the reason for his opinion.

Mship · 11-11-07, 09:16 PM

If you already have the V-box and cabling for a 36v motor then I would go with the Jaeger 99G. The main reason for that would be that, judging from other peoples comments, it's quicker than the Moteck.

I'm not sure if it's actually stronger than the Moteck, I have the Jaeger 128 which is basically the same as the 99G, and it still gets moved about in the stronger winds.

From what I can remember a DiSEqC takes about 30secs from 30W - 28E, and my Jaeger takes about 12secs.

Kev

11-11-07, 08:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
oggy Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Motor choice I have a motorised set-up which needs replacing. The dish has 25% rusted away, the polar mount has rusted solid and no longer pivots and the actuator jack is in a pretty sad state. One of the joys of living near the sea. The V-Box in the attic is OK. I've decided to replace the dish with a 1 metre Gilbertini (aluminium ) and the motor with either the Moteck SG2100A or the Jaeger 99G. Some time ago I recall reading a thread on here (which I can't find now) in which someone (BGonaSTICK?) said that they'd had both of these motors and that the 2100 was the better one. If the writer (BGonaSTICK?) should recognise himself from that, I'd be interested to know the reason for his opinion.

11-11-07, 09:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mship Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Workington, Cumbria Posts: 909 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Motor choice If you already have the V-box and cabling for a 36v motor then I would go with the Jaeger 99G. The main reason for that would be that, judging from other peoples comments, it's quicker than the Moteck. I'm not sure if it's actually stronger than the Moteck, I have the Jaeger 128 which is basically the same as the 99G, and it still gets moved about in the stronger winds. From what I can remember a DiSEqC takes about 30secs from 30W - 28E, and my Jaeger takes about 12secs. Kev __________________ 1m CM, feedhorn + Invacom C120 Quad, 36v Jaeger 128 motor, TM 6900 HD + 160gb HDD, TM 1500 CI+ Super, Skystar 2, DigitAlb Gold, Samsung 40F86BDX LCD