In a message dated 99-02-28 20:13:42 EST, mholley@quik.com writes:
> This above para that I am confused about ,I have YAESU stand alone brochure
> which
> I got just prior to the purchase of the G-800SDX (1994) which gives the
> following
> data:-
> Power consumption : 100VA
> 450 deg rotation time : (S)55s
> (SDX)43-93s)
> Rotation torque: 600-
> 1100kg-cm
> (43-79 ft lbs
> Stationary torque: 4000
> kg-cm (288ft-lbs)
> Max. vertical load : 200
> kg (440 lbs)
> Max.ant. surface area : 2 m sq.
> mast diameter: 38-63
> mm (1 1/2-2 1/2 in.)
> Do I assume that the "K" factor is a product of one or a number of the
above
> specifications ?
Hi, Mike --
My apologies. Apparently Yaesu did not institute the K Factor when you
bought your rotator. Like I said before, it has been a relatively recent
development.
If you bought your rotator prior to introduction of the K Factor, then
I'd say you didn't have the benefit of current thinking and specs. If that's
the case, then I'd say that you got 5 years of service from your rotator and
then it bit the dust. I personally give rotators 6 years of service so while
it was unfortunate that yours failed, it was not unusual and, in fact, almost
normal.
Do you have enough information now to make a decision on your next
rotator?
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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