SuperDISH type 1 vs type 2

[Watatic]

pros & cons on metal vs fiberglass :: wind snow ice rain :: longivity
weight costs installation etc ***
Thanks :: Paul

[larrystotler]

Type 1 is aluminum. Evidently the Typs 2 is somewhat lighter than the Type 1. The Type 2 is manufactured by Channel Master. It uses the standard 2 3/8" pipe that P*, Starband, and DirecWay uses. The Type 1 uses a harder to find and smaller 2" pipe. Some subs have complained that the type 1 dish has warped on them, but I do not have first hand knowledge of this.

[Mike500]

Type 1 is actually foreign made and made of steel and not of aluminum. The early Sony SD-1 DSS (DirecTV) dishes were the only dbs dishes that had aluminum pans. With the SD-2 and the SD-3, Sony switched to steel.

[Jacob S]

I thought the type 1 metal ones were lighter than the fiberglass/plastic ones. I like the type 2 because they seem more strong, wont ding easily, the switch can be put on the back of it unlike the metal one and you dont have to worry about warpage.

[larrystotler]

Type 1 is actually foreign made and made of steel and not of aluminum. The early Sony SD-1 DSS (DirecTV) dishes were the only dbs dishes that had aluminum pans. With the SD-2 and the SD-3, Sony switched to steel.

My mistake. I meant stamped steel. Most C-Bands were aluminum or fiber.

[Smoke24]

In working with them every day, I tend to like the Type 1 dish better except for the smaller pole size. They seem easier to set the skew and align to the satellites than the fiberglass Type 2's. There is a newer version of the Type 1 out that the LNB arm only has two bolts from the bottom holding it on a cast aluminum bracket rather than the older one that had four bolts from the side through another stamped steel bracket. The newer Type 1's are pretty nice to work with. I really think the Type 1's are a bit lighter because of the heavy back plate of the Type 2.