I too have an old Ham-M that I will be working on over the winter. This is
a project I could get behind!
Someone provided a link to manuals, but the links dont work :(
If I can get a schematic for it, I can throw together a PC interface for
this thing using a PIC or similar microcontroller. I already grabbed the
protocol for the EA4TX interface and can already see some room for
improvements (presets anyone?).
So... if someone can point to a valid link, or scan-n-mail a manual to me,
I can get started :)
Anyone else up for a development project? (I develop, you try to break it!).
Ron :)
KA1KJZ
At 08:01 PM 10/7/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi.
>
>I just bought a used Ham-M rotator last week. This is the "old
>version" with the brown bakelite control box with the single
>lever switch. I am concerned that there is no brake delay for
>this controller (not even a manual one).
>
>Is there a web site somewhere that details how to build (from
>scratch) and install a brake delay circuit for this rotator?
>Would putting in a brake delay make it unnecessary to add the
>"torsion bar" recommended in the Ham-M rotator manual?
>
>Also, is there a web site anywhere that shows how to construct
>and install a PC interface?
>
>In general, are there any other web sites which detail home-brew
>mods to the Ham-M rotator?
>
>If I were to add a switch into primary of the motor/brake
>transformer, or switches into the motor and/or brake circuits on
>the secondary side, what should be the contact ratings for such
>switches?
>
>Note that I am interested in completely home-brewing my own mods
>to the rotator control; not purchasing a commercially available
>mod.
>
>TNX ES VY 73,
>
>Ed Pugh (VA3PU)
>Ottawa, Ontario
>va3pu@rac.ca
>
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