In a message dated 96-10-04 08:36:11 EDT, you write:
>My 16 year old HAM-IV's direction indicator stopped working past East
>recently. Yesterday, I took the rotor down, and I found that it has a
>break in the potentiometer winding. My question: Does anyone have
>recommendations on who to contact for replacement parts? Is HyGain's
>parts department the best choice?
Hi, Drew --
First of all, congratulations for getting about double the average life
out of a rotator.
For parts, Hy-Gain is the ONLY source. Everyone gets their parts from
them. Call Linda direct at Hy-Gain 402-465-7021 for more info. You may just
want to pack the thing up and send it to Hy-Gain for factory service. They
have a flat fee for repairs that includes replacing ANY damaged parts. For a
few dollars more than the price of the potentiometer, you could have them go
through the whole thing. They haven't raised their rotator repair prices
since 1983.
73, Steve K7LXC
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