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Re: [TowerTalk] ALFASPID rotor problem....

To: "Fernando Gonzalez, EC1CT" <ec1ct@esbesaya.com>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ALFASPID rotor problem....
From: ssc <ssc@andor.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 10:14:31 -0700
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To be clear the SPX01 serious of rotators in NOT sold be Alfa Radio and is therefore not a AlfaSpid rotator.

Not sure which controller you have but it sounds like you have the wrong ratio in the controller. If you have the ROT2Prog - Press the "S" to get into the setting for the ratio setting - use the arrow key to change.

Mitch VE6OH



On 2021-12-25 02:05, Fernando Gonzalez, EC1CT wrote:
Hi there,
First of all MERRY XMAS for all !!!!....I´m using this holiday season to set up my new 
AlfaSpid SPX01 AZ/EL rotor. It´s part of a LEO satellite station that I´m building 
when weather allows.
Yesterday I put the rotor on my workbench and started to test it on azimuth. 
Wiring is correct, power is 13.8v and rotation is smooth. I found out that the 
rotor is missing 25% of its rotation.
Put it on 0º degrees but when it reach 45º, controller says its on 90º....when it reach 90º it says 
it´s on 180 and when it´s on 270 it says it´s on 359 and stops rotation (got then configured for 
360º North stop).
Looks likes it counts 2 pulses for every degree instead of one. The same 
applies for elevation movement. Any ideas???...This is my first alpha spid 
rotor. Happy holiday season.
73s
EC1CT – KD0IGJ Fernando
  ec1ct@esbesaya.com



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