In a message dated 8/15/03 9:36:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
davec@netdave.com writes:
> Thanks for the info Jim. Yeah, I'm not questioning the reason for the brake
> switch, I was just wondering why one couldn't automate the "coasting" delay
> rather than relying on the operator to determine when rotational inertia
has
> settled down.
Bob, W7BA, does my rotator work and has a REAL simple circuit that only
has a couple of components that'll give you a little brake delay. It's so
simple I wonder why there are whole QST articles with logic circuits and boards
to
do the same thing. You can contact him at W7BA@comcast.com.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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