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[kerrywez]

Originally Posted by wod

not sure what you mean, have you got a picture of where to place it ?

also the way you setup the motor is wrong then and the angle finder does it better as wont setting it up with the angle finder put the arc out ?

I would have thought that it would be way better, for the simple reason that it would be set up properly. I never thought that the scale on the rotor was that accurate anyway. If I look at one side of my rotor, at the scale, then go to the other side and I get two different readings. With the angle gauge sitting on the body of the rotor then it has to be more accurate as it is showing the reading of the of the rotor itself, closest to where the rotor shaft is, not as with the scale, on the side. It follows that if the rotor shaft is setup exactly, then the arc will be followed better.

Just my thoughts on the subject.

Very best regards Wez

[Andie v6]

Originally Posted by robbo71

Like this:-

then just tweek the dish to suit robbo?

[robbo71]

Originally Posted by Andie v6

then just tweek the dish to suit robbo?

Yes that is right, I sent my motor to 7W, then adjusted the dish up and down to get the max quality. ( 7W is close enough to 1W, but I used 7W instead as that is more difficult to get right, so it has to be spot on, so is more accurate.)

[wod]

so have you seen an improvement over doing this

looking at your picture i dont think it will work for the moteck motor as its not flat like the stab 90

when you say set the motor to my latitude 53 degrees is going to be abit off as my channel master dish is set to 37 degrees on the 1224

[robbo71]

What I'm setting is the axis of rotation on the dish, which the way I have set it, it is aligned to the polar axis, the same way as your polar mount would be.

Yes, 37 degrees is also correct, as it is just 90-your latitude.

Where I have put the guage,it is measuring the angle of the axis of rotation from horizintal, whearas 37 for example is the angle from vertical. They are the same. If I set zero on my guage to vertical and did the same measurement, I would get 39 which is 90 minus my latitude (51).

The scale on my motor actually reads 51.5 ( my pole is 0.2 degrees out, leaning forward I think), the rest I assume is just play in the nuts and bolts etc that hold the motor to the bracket.

Yes, you are right, the sg2100 looks like the casing is curved, luckily mine isn't.

[kerrywez]

I think that the best way of putting this would be to say that it is going to give you a much more accurate setting than the scale on your polar mount or on a rotor. It has got to be more accurate than to scales which are, in my opinion, not that accurate. As robbo says, it is setting the actual axis of rotation, very accurate, that in turn, must give you a much better setting to allow the rotor shaft or polar mount to follow the arc.

Very best regards Wez

[robbo71]

Originally Posted by kerrywez

going to give you a much more accurate setting than the scale on your polar mount or on a rotor.

This of course assumes that the guage has been calibrated correctly.

As it is necessary to zero it, idealy on a level surface first, I took it to work and used and engineering workbench, but you can tell if it is wrong as the absolute value of the angle will change if you turn it end to end, when laid on any surface.

[kerrywez]

Just had a thought, I am watching the Rugby at the moment so it is not really that well thought out, but would it not be possible to use the guage as a means of telling if your pole is plumb or not, just a thought as I watch the game.

Wez

[robbo71]

Originally Posted by kerrywez

Juts had a thought, I am watching the Rugby at the moment so it is not really that well thought out, but would it not be possible to use the guage as a means of telling if your pole is plumb or not, just a thought as I watch the game.

Wez

Of course. It is magnetic so it will stick to it as well if it's steel.

[wod]

as the motor is casing is curved on mine would it work on the motor pole to set the angle ?