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Wayne, you recently said
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>I recently purchased the subject rotator for light duty use
>and am in the process of fixing it up. It works fine and
>all of the voltages check out per the Hygain manual. I have
>some questions I'd like to pose to the gurus.
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First of all, congratulations on deciding to refurb it rather
than just put it up; you've just dodged one bullet.
1. The grease manufacturer isn't too relevant as long as the
grease meets the temp criteria. Call Hy-Gain customer service
and I think they'll send you some.
2. You can't do anything to improve the reliability of the
terminal strip. DO NOT put any RTV or other substance over
the terminal strip as it'll just get permanently gummed up.
If you want to go to the trouble of upgrading to the new
Hy-Gain pigtail and connector, contact the factory. Let them
do it.
3. The Belden cable is to minimize voltage drop to the
rotator and there isn't any specified connector (see #2
above.)
4. Which Mother Nature are you trying to keep out? Rain, RF,
lightning or what? Since the control cable connections are
under the rotator, that is usually sufficient to keep rain
out. Other Mother Natures require different fixes.
Craig at C.A.T.S. in Ohio is your guy for parts, advice or
repairs - give him a call.
BTW, the best secret kept deal in ham radio is the fact that
the Hy-Gain factory will refurb your rotator for a flat fee.
A HAM IV runs $75.00 and they'll replace anything that is
damaged - all for 75 bucks. While its there, you can have
them put in the new connector pigtail, etc.
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73, Steve K7LXC
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