I had this same problem in my rotor. I just took it apart and cleaned
the pot inside with a pencil eraser. I also greased the bearings a
little and in general cleaned up the inside. It has worked great over
five years now.
-- Patrick Riggins KA4ZNU
Knoxville, TN
> I have a Ham IV that has been up for a long time and the indication
> function does not work from about 20 degrees to about 180 degrees.
> Where is the best place to have it either repaired or rebuilt. I am not
> familiar with Norm's Rotor service in Maryland, but I think I remember
> some one on the net saying the factory would rebuild them for a
> resonable fee. Anyone had any experience with either one of these
> sources or someone else for that matter.
> Thanks and 73s
> Bob Harris
> WA8TUO
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