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Re: [TowerTalk] Sluggish Ham 4

To: "'Chuck Smallhouse'" <w7cs@theriver.com>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sluggish Ham 4
From: "Gary Schafer" <garyschafer@largeriver.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:59:41 -0500
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I agree. The capacitor is the first thing that I would try. Just clip
another one in and see what it does.

73
Gary K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Chuck Smallhouse
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 9:46 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Sluggish Ham 4
> 
> Ray,
> 
> The phasing capacitor, an AC one, can lose its capacity with
> age.  Most times a sluggish rotator can be corrected with a new
> capacitor.   An over abundance of capacitance and voltage rating, in
> the new AC capacitor, doesn't seem to affect the rotator's new
> performance .  You will probably have difficulty in getting the exact
> rating and size locally.  I've even  had to mount a new larger sized
> capacitor externally to the control box.  Fortunately its leads go
> across two of the external interface terminals.
> 
> Chuck,  W7CS
> 
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