That link worked fine for me just now. Make sure nothing has been truncated.
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> On Dec 12, 2019, at 11:45 AM, Don <w7wll@arrl.net> wrote:
>
> Hmmm, I've a few T2X's that I'd like to convert.
>
> But when I try to contact this vendor using the Contact Us process at the
> site, I get this. Still in business?
>
> Don W7WLL
>
> *"2006 - MySQL server has gone away
>
> insert into action_recorder (module, user_id, user_name, identifier, success,
> date_added) values ('ar_contact_us', '0', 'Don Tucker', '206.125.87.195',
> '1', now())
>
> [TEP STOP]
>
> **2006 - MySQL server has gone away
>
> select count(*) as total from sessions where sesskey =
> 'd527f5fe28a8416c899d7e78c66362a2'
>
> [TEP STOP]"*
>
> *
> *
>
>> On 12/12/2019 9:08 AM, Robert Harmon wrote:
>> Dave,
>>
>> How long has the Tailtwister been in use ? It could be something internal
>> causing the intermittent turning also.
>> For a permanent fix to the terminal strip problem get one of these connector
>> kits below. The old terminal strip is removed
>> and replaced with one of these connector assemblies. Then you can unplug
>> the cable easily. Nice gold plated contacts
>> that won't rust. If the terminal strip is rusty, you might be abe to
>> temporarily clean it but it will not be long term solution.
>> There are replacement original terminal strips available for the Tailtwister
>> but it makes sense to do an upgrade.
>>
>> http://www.rotor-parts.com/catalogue/oscommerce-2.3.3.4/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=43
>>
>> <http://www.rotor-parts.com/catalogue/oscommerce-2.3.3.4/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=43>
>>
>> Now having said all that, if you are going to do this upgrade, it is best to
>> remove the rotator and work on it in your shop.
>> Then you might as well do an overhaul. They are easy to overhaul, replace
>> the bearing balls, regrease, etc.
>> all the parts are pretty cheap on MFJ's site. There are some good videos on
>> You Tube for doing the overhaul.
>>
>> Bob
>> K6UJ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>> On Dec 12, 2019, at 6:59 AM, Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a HyGain Tailtwister rotor that works just fine, but the thing is
>>> sometimes intermittent
>>> because the contacts on the terminal strip have rusted, making a good
>>> connection difficult. Anyone
>>> have any ideas I might do to clean those terminals without actually
>>> removing the entire strip of 8
>>> terminals? Getting inside the rotor from this angle to swap this terminal
>>> strip for a new strip will
>>> not be easy, and I really don't want to break the case open to make the
>>> change from the inside.
>>>
>>> Hence my dilemma.
>>>
>>> I have thought about trying to clean the existing strip by sanding, but I
>>> can't get into where the
>>> actual contact is made. I had someone recommend using Naval Jelly to clean
>>> the rust away, but that
>>> seemed kind of harsh.
>>>
>>> I am open to thoughts and any ideas the group might have.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave, W8QW
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