Primesat heavy duty inclined orbit
motor for Raven 2.4m dishes.
Note - Raven Skyware Global dishes were formally Andrews and before that Channel Master
This mount is produced by our sister company
www.primesat.eu
for the Satellite Superstore. It is designed for the 2.4m Raven
dish (dish not included). "Primesat heavy duty polar mount with actuator options". The polar mount is mostly "dipped galvanised".
The "dish back plate frame and collar" are etch primed, primed, top coated and baked in an oven to provide a durable finish.
All of the nuts and bolts are made of stainless steel except the main elevation and declination adjusters which are made of brass.
The polar mount includes a frame that is designed to fit on the back of the Raven 2.4m dish using the 4 bolts that come with
the Raven dish. Genuine
heavy duty Superjack 36"
actuator and high resolution 18-inch heavy duty actuators are optional.
Weight of polar mount 47Kg. Weight of 36-inch actuator 8Kg. Weight of 18-inch actuator 5Kg. Total weight 60Kg.
This polar mount motor unit is designed to clamp onto a 100mm (4-inch) diameter pole. An ideal ground stand is the
Primesat GS10016
stand.
Note - Raven dishes were formally "Andrews dishes" and before that "Channel Master".
A standard polar mount for the Raven 2.4m dish is also available - see
above.
4 core motor
control cable for this motor can be found on the
cable page.
This is our Mk 2 polar mount with improved heavy duty collar for fitting to pole.
In the options below, it is likely an 36" actuator and a 18" actuator and two V Boxes will be needed for a complete kit.
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Primesat inclined orbit polar mount for Raven 2.4m dish
In stock and reacy for immediate shipping
Order code IPOLAR24
£1299.95
Options, only if required, will be automatically added to the polar mount when you "add to cart" below.
If you are outside of the UK, a 20% VAT refund will be done before shipping.
Heavy duty polar mount for prime
focus dishes up to 1.6m.
(Dish not included)
Fits the Primesat 1.4m - Heavy duty polar mount. Actuator option.
Also suitable for other prime focus dishes from 1.2m - 1.5m. The polar mount is "dipped galvanised" which is the
best possible type of treatment for withstanding corrosion in high salt areas. Everything about this mount is high
quality. All of the nuts and bolts are made of stainless steel except the main elevation adjuster which is made
of brass. This heavy duty polar mount is available with an 18-inch actuator option. A suitable 1m high
76mm diameter pole ground stand is on our
ground stands page.
A possible wall mount (depending on
stand-off distance required) is on our
wall mounts page.
4 core motor
control cable is also available.
Fits on an 80mm diameter pole. A
shim may be needed.
An inclined orbit 2 motor polar mount version of this polar mount is also available - see
below
Shipping information and options. (
VAT info.) (
Stock levels.)
Choose either "
free mainland UK delivery" - UK shipping
option No 1 or
priority options 4-7.
For "
UK offshore islands including Northern Ireland" many items including dishes up to 80cm choose the £15 - UK option No 2.
International - Republic of Ireland - choose the £15 "fixed price multiple items
to Eire" shipping option
International - within the EU - choose the £38 "up to 5Kg by courier
to EU countries" shipping option
International - outside of the EU - choose the "
International shipping quote by e-mail" shipping option.
Polar mount for The Primesat 1.4m dish or other prime focus dishes up to 1.6m
In stock and reacy for immediate shipping
Order code SPOLAR14
£349.95
Options, only if required, will be automatically added to the polar mount when you "add to cart" below.
If you are outside of the UK, a 20% VAT refund will be done before shipping.
Inclined orbit polar mount for
prime focus dishes up to 1.6m.
Inclined orbit polar mount. Two actuator options.
Suitable for tracking inclined orbit satellites. This mount is produced by our sister company
www.primesat.eu
for the
Satellite Superstore. It is designed for the 1.4m Primesat dish but could be used on similar prime focus dishes up to 1.6m
(dish not included). Primesat heavy duty polar mount with 2 actuator options. The polar mount is "dipped galvanised". All of
the nuts and bolts are made of stainless steel except the main elevation and declination adjusters which are made of brass. Two
small brackets are painted, etch primed, primed and top coated all baked in an oven. Quality, genuine Superjack 18"
actuator
and Superjack 12"
actuator are options. Weight of polar mount 10Kg. Weight of actuators 7.5Kg. Total weight 17.5Kg.
This polar mount motor unit is designed to clamp onto a 76mm (3-inch) diameter pole. A suitable 1m high 76mm diameter pole
ground stand (with spacer) is on our
ground stands page. A possible wall mount (depending on
stand-off distance required)
is on our
wall mounts page. 4 core motor
control cable is also available. This heavy duty polar mount and actuator
can take high wind loads. Please note, a second
V Box positioner is needed for the vertical jack.
One actuator is needed for east and west positioning and a second actuator for vertical adjustment.
A standard version of this mount is also available - see
above. A
shim may be needed.
Shipping information and options. (
VAT info.) (
Stock levels.)
Choose either "
free mainland UK delivery" - UK shipping
option No 1 or
priority options 4-7.
For "
UK offshore islands including Northern Ireland" many items including dishes up to 80cm choose the £15 - UK option No 2.
International - Republic of Ireland - choose the £15 "fixed price multiple items
to Eire" shipping option
International - within the EU - choose the £38 "up to 5Kg by courier
to EU countries" shipping option
International - outside of the EU - choose the "
International shipping quote by e-mail" shipping option.
Inclined orbit polar mount for prime focus dishes up to 1.6m.
In stock and reacy for immediate shipping
Order code IPOLAR14
£449.95
Options, only if required, will be automatically added to the polar mount when you "add to cart" below.
If you are outside of the UK, a 20% VAT refund will be done before shipping.
Upgrade kit to convert a Primesat standard polar mount for a Primesat
1.4m dish to a Primesat inclined orbit polar mount.
If you already own a Primesat standard
polar mount you can convert it for inclined orbit use with this kit.
The kit includes the brackets and bolts to convert the polar mount, a Superjack 12"
actuator for vertical adjustment
and a second
V Box to control the (vertical) 12-inch actuator.
Order code UPPIO14
£249.95
Heavy duty polar mount for 1.8m-2.0m
prime focus dishes
(Dish not included)
Designed for the Primesat 1.8m and other 1.8m prime focus dishes.
Also suitable for other prime focus dishes from 1.6m - 2.0m. The polar mount is "dipped galvanised" which is the best
possible type of treatment for withstanding corrosion in high salt areas. Everything about this dish is high quality.
All of the nuts and bolts are made of stainless steel except the main elevation adjuster which is made of brass. This
heavy duty polar mount has a 18-inch heavy duty actuator option. It can be used with other makes of prime
focus dishes A suitable 1.25m high 76mm diameter pole ground stand (and
spacer) is on our
ground
stands page.
4 core motor
control cable is also available.
An
inclined orbit version of this polar mount is available
below.
Shipping information and options. (
VAT info.) (
Stock levels.)
Choose either "
free mainland UK delivery" - UK shipping
option No 1 or
priority options 4-7.
For "
UK offshore islands including Northern Ireland" many items including dishes up to 80cm choose the £15 - UK option No 2.
International - within the EU - choose the £59 "up to 5Kg by courier
to EU countries" shipping option
International - outside of the EU - choose the "
International shipping quote by e-mail" shipping option.
Polar mount for the the Primesat 1.8m dish and other prime focus 1.8m dishes.
In stock and reacy for immediate shipping
Order code SPOLAP18
£449.95
Options, only if required, will be automatically added to the polar mount when you "add to cart" below.
If you are outside of the UK, a 20% VAT refund will be done before shipping.
Primesat heavy duty inclined orbit polar
mount for prime focus 1.8m -2.0m dishes
Inclined orbit polar mount with two actuators. Two positioners required.
Suitable for tracking inclined orbit satellites. This mount is produced by our sister company
www.primesat.eu
for the
Satellite Superstore. It is designed for the 1.8m Primesat dish but could be used on similar prime focus dishes from 1.6-2.0m
(dish not included). Primesat heavy duty polar mount with 2x actuator options. The polar mount is "dipped galvanised". All of
the nuts and bolts are made of stainless steel except the main elevation and declination adjusters which are made of brass. Two
small brackets are painted, etch primed, primed and top coated all baked in an oven. A quality, genuine
heavy duty
Superjack 18"
actuator and Superjack 12"
actuator are options. Weight of polar mount 25Kg. Weight of actuators 12Kg.
Total weight 37Kg. This polar mount motor unit is designed to clamp onto a 76mm (3-inch) diameter pole. An ideal ground stand
is the Primesat
stand. 4 core motor
control cable for this motor can be found on the
cable page.
This heavy duty
polar mount and actuator can take high wind loads. Please note, a second
V Box positioner is needed for the vertical jack.
Click here to see this motor fitted to a 1.8m dish. Two actuators are needed. One for east and west positioning
and the other for vertical adjustment. A standard polar mount version of this 1.8m mount is also available - see
above
In the options below, it is likely an 18" actuator and a 12" actuator and two V Boxes will be needed for a complete kit.
Shipping information and options. (
VAT info.) (
Stock levels.)
Choose either "
free mainland UK delivery" - UK shipping
option No 1 or
priority options 4-7.
For "
UK offshore islands including Northern Ireland" many items including dishes up to 80cm choose the £15 - UK option No 2.
International - within the EU - choose the £59 "up to 5Kg by courier
to EU countries" shipping option
International - outside of the EU - choose the "
International shipping quote by e-mail" shipping option.
Primesat inclined orbit polar mount for the Primesat 1.8m
dish and other prime focus 1.8m dishes
In stock and reacy for immediate shipping
Order code IPOLAP18
£549.95
Options, only if required, will be automatically added to the polar mount when you "add to cart" below.
If you are outside of the UK, a 20% VAT refund will be done before shipping.
Upgrade kit to convert a Primesat standard polar mount for a Primesat
1.8m dish to a Primesat inclined orbit polar mount.
If you already own a Primesat standard
polar mount you can convert it for inclined orbit use with this kit.
The kit includes the brackets and bolts to convert the polar mount, a Superjack 12"
actuator for vertical adjustment
and a second
V Box to control the (vertical) 12-inch actuator.
Order code UPPIO18
£249.95
How does a reed switch work?.
A reed switch is a magnetically operated switch (sensor). It provides "feedback" in the form of "counts" to the positioner so that
the positioner knows where the dish is. On the end of the motor shaft inside the actuator there is a 4 pole magnet. The reed sensor
or reed switch is positioned alongside this magnet. Every time the motor goes round once, the 4 pole magnet pulls the switch over
4 times. That is to say the switch opens and closes 4 times and the positioner (e.g. V Box) sees this as 4 counts. This is how the
positioner knows where the dish is. If the reed switch fails completely there will be no counts and the dish will not move
or it will move a little then stop. (however, there are other reasons why this can happen, e.g. incorrectly wiring the V Box
can cause the V Box to fail with the same outcome, or a break in the 4 wire control cable or corroded terminals). If there
is miss-counting this is almost always a faulty reed switch. e.g. there may be some counting but the dish does not return
to the correct position, missing the satellite. This is not caused by the positioner but it can be caused in very very rare
occasions by a weak magnet. Highly unlikely. 499 times out of 500 it would be the reed switch. A reed switch is easy
to replace. No more difficult than replacing a fuse in a plug assuming the dish is easily accessible.
You can buy spare
Reed Switch from the 3 types available
above
1224 Supermount H to H motor for the
Raven or Channel Master dishes.
This motor is now discontinued.
A new heavier duty motor is available. Click here to see it.
Advice on Motors.
Shown above - left an "h to h" 36V motor for 1.2m to 1.5m dishes. Right a DISEqC motor for dishes up to 1.1m
There are two types of motors. DISEqC motors and 36 volt motors. DISEqC motors use 18V and 200mA (0.2A) approx.
36 volt motors are designed for larger dishes. They inject more power using a separate 4 core power cable. They
use 36-volts and about 3 amps. That is twice the voltage and 10 times the current compared to DISEqC motors. DISEqC
motors weigh about 2.5Kg and 36-volt motors typically weigh from 15Kg (for 1.2m dishes) to 35Kg (for 3m dishes)
We would recommend a DISEqC motor on dishes up to 1.0m steel or 1.1m Aluminium as long as the 1.1m dish was not
in a very exposed location. A sheltered location would probably be one with a wall behind it. An exposed location
would be a dish on a high pole above the gutter. In an exposed location a 90cm dish on a DISEqC motor is fine but
a 1.0m dish would be marginal. There are DISEqC motors with nylon gears and DISEqC motors with metal gears. There
is nothing wrong with nylon gears. Some big 36-volt motors on 2.4m dishes use nylon gears. They are very quiet,
strong and reliable. Some DISEqC motors use metal gears. Since a DISEqC motor cannot be made any larger as
only the LNB current is available to drive it (single cable), it can be made a little stronger with metal gears but
they are a little noisier. For that reason we would recommend DISEqC motors with metal gears for 90cm, 1.0m and
1.1m dishes. Dishes below 90cm can use nylon or metal gear motors. For 1.2m and larger dishes, 36 volt motors
should be used. All DISEqC motors are horizon to horizon motors (h to h). That means the motor drives a central
bearing and the motor typically has a turning capability of about plus or minus 60 degrees (total 120 degrees).
Some 36-volt motors are also h to h, however, most use a polar mount and a linear (straight) actuator. Polar mounts
are inherently stronger than h to h motors as the turning force is applied some distance from the centre. This
gives it more leverage. In addition, the wind is resisted by the actuator as the resistance is also at some
distance from the centre. This improved leverage resists the wind much better than applying the resistance at the
centre of an h to h motor. This is why most 36V motors use polar mounts and actuators. The only disadvantage
of the polar mount is that the amount of turning is usually about plus or minus 40 degrees (total 80 degrees)
Since this 80 degree span covers most if not all of the satellites seen from the UK, it is not really an issue.
See our other web site at-
www.primesat.eu
This site includes many products that are exclusive to the Satellite Superstore.
The site contains -
• Products that we manufacture (e.g. We have manufactured heavy duty wall mounts and ground stands since 1991).
• Selected products which have our own Primesat brand name and have been prepared to our specifications.
• Selected products where we have been appointed the authorised UK or European distributor by the manufacturer.
www.primesat.eu is an information site. Here you will find full specifications and many detailed pictures.
To buy any of these products, simply order them on this web site.
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