Watching the actuator counts change is better than nothing for tracking movement of the dish, but watching the voltage and amps gives a much better idea of how things are working, and if any maintenance is needed. The amount of power needed will vary with the weather, but my dish system only needs 1 or 2 amps most of the time. The dish moves considerably faster at 36 volts compared to the stock ASC1, and the faster movement means less travel time which means less heat. Usually less heat means longer life for the actuator motor and power supply.

If you have time, connect a dc voltmeter to the back of the asc1 and see how many volts you have while the dish moves from one end of the arc to the opposite end of the arc. You may install two meters and have a voltage reading in each direction.
Cheap dc meters are in the link.
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