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Rasmussen@centuryinter.net wrote:
>
> That is a very common problem with ham-m and ham-4 rotors. Hygain is
> the current manufacture, if you live close to a large city, you may
> find a shop that repairs rotors and can get the parts from them. Look
> in your hammy mags for rotors repair service in the ads.....check with
> your local club members for where they get stuff like that....get on
> the air and check into a swap net and ask. I always listen to the
> traders net out of texas on 3922 Sunday a 19:30...some of those old
> boys have barns full of stuff....
> 73,
> Paul ka6van in Arkansas
>
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> Separator---------------------------------
>
> > My 16 year old HAM-IV's direction indicator stopped working past East
> > recently. Yesterday, I took the rotor down, and I found that it has
> > a
> > break in the potentiometer winding. My question: Does anyone have
> > recommendations on who to contact for replacement parts? Is HyGain's
> > parts department the best choice?
> >
> > For the time being, I pressed a short piece of copper wire between
> > the
> > windings and the plastic support to short together the turns on
> > either
> > side of the break. That should fix it until Feb when it is -10
> > degrees
> > outside, the VU4 shows up, and my beam is pointing west...
> >
> > Thanks, Drew
> >
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> >
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