On 3/11/2012 7:57 PM, Mike wrote:
> Take a good look at the cable connector on the control box end.
> Sporadically on mine, one or more of the pins gets pushed back far
> enough to not make contact. GL & 73, Mike NF4L
Mike: I pushed the pins into the connector a little further. They seem
to be making contact, but the problem still exists. I'd like to see if
the rotor will spin by applying DC power to it, but can't remember which
pins to use. Any ideas?
Tony
>
> On 3/11/2012 6:33 PM, Tony wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> My Yaesu 1000 rotator stopped working today. It's locked in position and
>> does not move. I tried connecting another 1000DXA control box to it and
>> it's still dead. The connector at the rotor is clean and the cable is in
>> good shape.
>>
>> I'd like to test the control box to see if it's working properly and
>> also see if I can get the rotor to spin by applying power to it. Any
>> trouble shooting advice would be greatly appreciated; voltages, pin-outs
>> etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tony
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