[Not sure if this got sent the first time, apologies if duplicate] Hi, My 4 Element 20m yagi is on a 15' mast on a Yaesu rotator in a TX-455 US-Tower. Over the last year, it has become slow to turn a
I don't know anything about Yaesu rotators, but if this were a CDE unit I would recommend replacing the AC motor capacitor as a first step. The caps are cheap, and if they deteriorate, rotator torque
Thanks Dave. The Yaesu rotators have DC motors so I don't think this is the same problem. Dana _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTal
Does the control indicator show that you are in "overlap" when it shouldn't be? = maybe the mast slipped and the coax is restricting motion = maybe the Yaesu controller indicator Rube Goldberg o-ring
The Yaesu mast clamp is completely adjustable making it easy to center any sized mast within the clamping range. Unless you are using multiple thrust bearings it should not bind. Perhaps something wi
An adjustable mast clamp is good, but doesn't solve the fairly common issue of the rotator not being centered in the tower (or not lined up with the upper collar/thrust bearing). A neat solution is t
Hi, My 4 Element 20m yagi is on a 15' mast on a Yaesu rotator in a TX-455 US-Tower. Over the last year, it has become slow to turn across the NorthWest direction, working fine in other directions. As
Author: Russ Dearmore via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:14:32 +0000 (UTC)
Dana, Hopefully it's something simple like a tree branch or binding coax but I noticed you didn't mention the model of Yaesu rotator. If it's just an 800 maybe it's worn out as it may have a tough
Hi all, Thanks to everyone who responded to my email below. I have resolved the problem, which, long story short, was the thrust bearing. The bearing on the TX-455 has a "Eccentric Locking Collar". W
<Hi all, <Thanks to everyone who responded to my email below. I have resolved the problem, which, long story short, was the thrust bearing. The bearing on the TX-455 has a "Eccentric Locking Collar".
Jim has a good point. A long time ago I had a couple of these bearings, in fact I still probably have them laying around somewhere. If I recall the collar just kept the mast from dropping down and th