> What i found was that the pot gear was not engaging with
>its mate sufficiently and at some point in the rotation, though
>turing, the the control box didn't know it because the pot wasn't
>being drivin. Obviously, this is not good for the coax.
Thanks for sharing this tip..... I will add this to my file of Tic Ring
fixes...
To separate the pot slipping, from the ring gear jumping teeth on the drive
gear, will require some detective work.... the surest way is to be on the
tower to observe the inside of the motor box as the unit is rotated... (be
_very_ careful)...
Or, if you can take the control box outside so that you can see the ring and
the meter at the same time you should be able to tell if the ring continues
to rotate as the meter stalls, versus the meter moving while the ring
stalls...
The biggest headache is the intermittent problem where you can't observe it
happen... then you have to assume that you have both problems... you will
need to shim the pot, as well as improve the mesh on the ring to the drive
gear...
Let me also say, that the Tic Ring Rotor is a good unit and does not have
frequent problems.. The problems it does have can be baffling because the
construction and operation of htis unit is so different from the standard
rotor we are all familiar with.. the reason for the recent chatter on this
topic is to improve our knowledge...it does not indicate that there is a
crises among ring owners...
Denny
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