Hello all, Since this thread has turned into quality of the gearbox as much as the pot replacement, thought I would share my experiences. Almost exactly 10 years ago, I purchased a PST-71D for use wi
Hi Steve, Thanks for sharing. Your excellent narrative makes it far more valuable than "lousy rotator." Just curious though. Since the quality and design are so bad, why waste time on the rebuild? Wh
Hi Jim, It is mechanically strong. This model, at least. If there was good shaft sealing and no water intrusion, I think it would be fine. Pots don't often fail and I have already figured out a fix f
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 00:10:56 -0400
Long story shorter, I poured water out of the gearbox. When I finally got it apart, the tapered bearing at the far end of the worm gear was so corroded and frozen, the bearing cage fell apart during