[TowerTalk] Orion OR2800P

[K8RI on TowerTalk]

>I have an old 2800.  I believe the gears are the same as the new
> ones.  On the Prosistel site, there are pictures of Prosistel gears
> and pictures of Hygain/Yaesu gears.  The Orion gears look like
> the Prosistel gears, not the Hygain/Yaesu gears.  There are
> three conventional gears, with the last one driven by a worm.

The Prosistel is just a two stage worm gear drive with no conventioal gears.

> There is no brake.  The main gear in the 2800 is about 3 inch
> diameter and 1 inch thick.
>
> If you want fancy ramp up/ramp down, etc, get a Green Heron
> controller for whatever rotator you choose.  I'm going to just
> use an Idiom press control board with my 2800.  But I only have
> a MonstIR.
>
> It is important to note that the Prosistel rotator doesn't fit
> into a tower very well.  I can't use it with my HDX5106.

I had to mount the motor horizontally to get my PST-61 into the 45G.  I see 
the new ones have the motors mounted horizontally.

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com (Use return address from home page)

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> Rick N6RK