Hi Joe,
This has already been considered and is an easy addition. I do live in a fairly sheltered position and already in this configuration, it has survived without flinching at 90kph winds, but obviously, the level of the wind in my location would have dropped at the scope.
I decided not to put them in at this point, I want to leave that and get some measurements done first and consider the location of mounting options.
A job in my past before doing what I do now was antenna mast installation up to 60 metres in height. I learnt how hard they can fall when the supports fail.
My design methodology at this time is iterative (Elon Musk's method "Crash and Burn") and when I get all my prototype projects complete, I hope to concentrate on full System Engineering Design work.
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Originally Posted by OzEclipse
Hi Malcolm,
Looks like an excellent design. It also looks like a very sheltered location.
The only problem I see is that the cover is attached to the mount. If it gets bumped, the mount moves and you lose polar alignment. Further, there is no way to protect or stabilise it from high winds which could blow the whole thing over.
In your final commercialised version, you should consider including anchor points so that the cover can be held down to the ground with guy ropes or steel cables. Putting tension on these cables could also affect polar alignment but better that than a blow-over.
Joe Cali
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