Can we use globe motors this year?

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Guys,
I use Globe motors in satellite dishes here at the station. I don't know exactly what influenced their absence from the KOP but I can tell you this much. Globe changed their policies on motors and parts numbers a few years back. In the past you had to choose a part number that included a motor (size, speed, power) and a transmission (reduction, shaft output, enclosure and mounting) from a long list of parts. The last time I had to replace our feedhorn drive, I found that the part number I had used for years was no longer valid. Instead, I would have to custom order a motor, which Globe would then assemble for me from a custom part number that represented all the options I needed. Since Globe no longer has premade motor/transmission combos on the shelf, I am guessing that they also cannot donate such an item from stock as they have in the past. Sometimes the KOP changes simply because the part no longer exists.