•The complete hydraulic assembly is on a steel plate
which bolts to the rotating part of
•the dish mount. This is 25’ in the air and has 3 “eye”
bolts attached to allow for lowering
•it for major maintenance if needed.
•
•I piped the high pressure side of my system with ½”
stainless steel pipe because it was
•available. You will need various adapters, reducers,
plugs etc. I advise using swivel
•connectors wherever you can for ease of assembly and
future service.
•
•All the hoses are locally made to length and are ¼” 5000
PSI rated. There is no need
•for anything larger as we are more interested in smooth
slow operation. The cost is
•not much more than if ordered pre-made and makes for a
much neater assembly.
•
•The accumulator is the key item that allows for slow
smooth movement. This also
•minimizes the run time of the pump. During normal
tracking of the moon, I have noted
•that it may be 10 minutes or more between run times for
the pump.