I have 450-500' cable runs for both TIC Ring and Prop Pitch rotators using
Green Heron controllers. Cable length should not be an issue. Is there an
error message when it stops prematurely using the preset? Speed and ramp
can be easily altered using the setup button. If you ask W2FU for
assistance, I am sure that he will quickly respond.
John KK9A
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Prosistel PST61 and M2 20M5
From: "Adrian Rees" <rees.a@btconnect.com>
Date: Thu, October 18, 2012 9:08 am
>>Quote: Try putting the RT-21 in 'debug' mode to see if you can move the
antenna
with the CW or CCW buttons then. If not, you may have lost the shear pin
inside the rotor that works like a 'mechanical fuse'.
This is very interesting.
I have a PST71D turning an Optibeam OB16-3 .For the last few months the
only way
I can turn the rotator succesfully, is by using the CW / CCW keys. If I
use the little knob to set the direction
and then wait for the rotator to turn, it usually starts OK, and then
stops at no particular point through
the turn. Carrying on the turn with the CW/CCW keys works OK.
So I guessed it was to do with cable length / sensor measuring the
resistance being out range of a pre-set value.
In my case this being due to the distance from the shack to the rotator of
around 450 feet, with 5 Core cable (each core 7/22) run out.
>From what you mention the Speed & Ramp settings can be altered by the
controller and if so,
would indicate that the user could alter the settings. Therefore I could
fix the problem I have.
Is this a Grenn Heron Controller thing only or can the original PST
Controller be altered also ?
By the way are there any other symptoms of this shear pin failing ?
For instance the antenna moving around, say 10 - 20 degrees in the wind?
Cheers
Adrian
MW1LCR / GW9X
________________________________________
From: TowerTalk [towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] on behalf of John
Langdon [jlangdon@outer.net]
Sent: 18 October 2012 12:09
To: john@kk9a.com; towertalk@contesting.com
Cc: cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Prosistel PST61 and M2 20M5
Is your unit AC or DC motor? What motor voltage? How long is your cable run?
Have you calculated or measured the working voltage across the motor coil?
Try putting the RT-21 in 'debug' mode to see if you can move the antenna
with the CW or CCW buttons then. If not, you may have lost the shear pin
inside the rotor that works like a 'mechanical fuse'.
I now use minimum speed 4, max speed 8, and a 4 second ramp on a PST71.
Previously using a 3/9/1 setup, I lost a pin.
73 John N5CQ
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
john@kk9a.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 10:22 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Cc: cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Prosistel PST61 and M2 20M5
Try increasing the minimum speed and increasing the timeout setting.
John KK9A
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Prosistel PST61 and M2 20M5
From: "Jorge Diez - CX6VM" <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:24:52 -0200
I have a PST61 from Prosistel to move a 20M5 monobander and a XM510 on the
same mast.
When windy, maybe 50 mi/hr, the rotor stop turning. Green Heron RT21 say NO
MOTION and stopped
Is this rotor small for this antennas?
73,
Jorge
CX6VM/CW5W
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