How do larger dishes and motorised systems handle high winds?
Suprisingly, very well indeed. Due to the construction of both the dish, large ‘U’ bolt fittings and the robust motor – large steel dishes generally survive storm force 10 and even greater wind gusts without any apparent damage. If you’re not located in a sheltered spot where we can wall mount, where dishes are in excess of 64cm we install a metal post in a ground-mounted installation which is just six inches from the ground. With motorised systems where we use the Technomate TM-2600, this motor has metal gears and can withstand almost any amount of battering from the wind.
