1. I'm in need of a schematic for the Tic Ring controller model 2100C
2. Mid-summer 2020, I replaced the pot with a DXE-TICGEN-POT, and
everything worked fine until Hurricane Laura blew in with 85mph gusts.
After that, the ring wouldn't turn. I assumed physical binding from the
high winds. I finally went up the tower yesterday to investigate.
Indeed there was binding. I loosened the motor, manually rotated the
antenna to the direction indicated on the controller, and bolted the
motor back down. KW5MOM activated the controller in the shack. The
motor properly turns both CCW and CW. However, the position on the
controller does not change. In this condition, the ring keeps turning
until something physically stops it (coax wrapped around the tower).
As it sits, the controller reads the position as 320 degrees. With the
CCW, WIPER and CW wires disconnected from the controller, I checked the
resistance of the wires to the motor on the tower (approx 300 feet of
control wire).
The readings are:
CCW to CW ~ 560 ohms
CCW to WIPER ~ 260 ohms
CW to WIPER ~ 290 ohms
These readings seem logical to me, as the controller indicates 320
degrees.
When the motor is turning the ring, the wiper ohms do not change. My
first thought is the little gear in the motor for the pot shaft is
broken/slipping and not turning the pot.
However, I also must wonder why the controller design allows the motor
to run if there is no indication of movement. Seems to be a recipe for
stretching/breaking coax.
--Scott, W5WZ
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