I seem to remember something about an internal fuse in the control
box - could that be a source of the problem?
The fuse on the meter supply is shown on the schematic in your T2X
manual.
with the needle pegged to the left end of the scale.
Is the meter pegged with the control box turned off? Can you reset
the needle to the left "S" indication with the adjustment screw on
the face of the meter (with the control box off and disconnected)?
A meter deflection to the left of zero *might* indicate a shorted
CR1 on the meter supply board (I have not tested that hypothesis).
> but the direction indication got erratic very briefly and
> then stopped indicating.
I would look to see if the cabling to the motor unit has been
damaged or if the rotator itself has come in contact with any
power cables. Erratic behavior indicates a problem with the
pot or wires 3 & 7. A meter deflection to the left of zero
indicates that terminal 3 (+ side of the meter) is *negative*
with respect to terminal 1 (wiper/ground).
Disconnect terminals 3 & 7 (or unplug the Cinch-Jones plug)
and measure the voltage between 3 & 7 ... it should be around
13V DC (regulated by VR1).
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2021-11-19 4:26 PM, kq2m@kq2m.com wrote:
Hi,
I have a sidemounted T2X @ 37' which turns a 5L 105CA. The rotator is
turning fine but the direction indication got erratic very briefly and
then stopped indicating - with the needle pegged to the left end of the
scale.
I had this problem once before and replaced one control box with another
and there was no problem for a few years until now.
Does anyone know what is causing this? I seem to remember something
about an internal fuse in the control box - could that be a source of
the problem? I also realize that it could be a potentiometer with dirty
contacts in the rotator but I don't think that is it since the indicator
was only briefly erratic before it stopped indicating.
I would appreciate any thoughts and potential solutions.
Tnx & 73
Bob, KQ2M
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