If there is a variation of these now with only 4 wires they are probably
sharing a ground between the motor and indicator. A new manual is what you
need, all us that have the old g-xxxxs/sdx series use either 5 or 6 wires.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of NØATH
> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 04:11
> To: keith@dutson.net; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FW: Yaesu rotator problem
>
> But as I wrote - I do not have the manual and I do not have but 4 pins on
> the back of the control box.
> Dave / NØATH
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <C>
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 11:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FW: Yaesu rotator problem
>
>
> I installed one of these 6 months ago and have had no problems whatsoever.
> If you look at the schematic you will see that the 6th wire is not
> connected
> to anything. I run mine with 5.
>
> 73 Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gedas
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 8:43 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FW: Yaesu rotator problem
>
> I just put a brand new G-1000DXA on-line and am so mad at myself for
> letting
> the manager at HRO talk me into this thing and not the tail-twister I was
> going to get. He said it was higher rated for wind load etc but my gosh,
> I
> put the two side-by-side and it looks like a toy compared to the TT. Mine
> acts very weird. I push a direction button and the needle will drift 30-40
> degrees to some other value before it stops and before I actually hold
> down
> the button to make it move. All it takes is a momentary tap. I still
> don't
> know if it is moving outside when this happens or not. It's real scary if
> it is cause it's really moving fast on the display. Then, I will park it
> in
> one direction, come back next day the display will show ok until again I
> tap
> the left/right direction switch. Anyway, very un happy with this thing,
> wish I had never bought it. BTW, this one uses 6 wires.
> 73, Gedas
>
> online image gallery at http://gedas.cc e-mail address at
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> web page at http://www.w8bya.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "NØATH" <N0ATH@Charter.net>
> To: <jwagner@dxengineering.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 10:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FW: Yaesu rotator problem
>
>
>
>
> I have a similar problem with a Yaesu G800SA - It has connections for only
> 4
>
> wires on the rear of the control box.
> I have no manual and I have yet been able to make it work and track
> correctly. I picked this one up 2nd hand although it
> looks new. I have not been able to find the resident expert on these
> rotors.
>
> I have a ninety footer going up soon with a
> 6 element vertical for 52.525 and a six element horz. for down around
> 50.100. Sure wish I could get this thing going
> before cold weather hits western Missouri.
> NØATH / Dave
>
> >
> >
> > Steve wrote:
> >
> > > Howdy, TowerTalkians --
> > >
> > > I ran into a problem that's got me stumped. I've got a
> > > Yaesu G-800
> > > rotator that doesn't seem to work. It was not tested prior to
> > > installation on the
> > > tower but I haven't ever had any infant mortality problems
> > > with Yaesus so maybe
> > > it's something on our end.
> > >
> > > I think I remember that Yaesu rotators changed voltage
> > > systems recently -
> > > they went from ac to dc or vice versa - I don't remember
> > > which, but the
> > > result is that instead of using 6 wires, now they only use 4.
> > > Which is fine except
> > > they don't tell you that in the instruction manual so you
> > > wind up soldering 4
> > > extra wires (2 on each end) that aren't needed. And they're
> > > not the easiest
> > > buggers to work with in the first place. :-(
> > >
> > > Anyway, we got the 4 wires hooked up and it doesn't work
> > > - no rotation,
> > > no indication, etc. We've got power and had to replace the
> > > little internal 3A
> > > fuse but as Mark would say, no worky worky. We couldn't find
> > > any pin-out
> > > measurements like you find with Hy-Gain rotors so we couldn't
> > > do any measurements.
> > > Can anyone give us any simple measurements/tests we can do?
> > > We haven't run a
> > > cable continuity check but I haven't had that sort of problem
> > > before but I'm not
> > > ruling anything out.
> > >
> > > Any help appreciated.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Steve K7LXC
> > > TOWER TECH
> >
> > The Yaesu rotators have been 20 Vdc for as long as I've had
> > mine 5+ years. They call for 5 connections..I've never second
> > guessed them, like you, I just hooked them up and away they went.
> >
> > Here's the manual if you need one..has the schematic in the back.
> >
> > 73 John W8JJW
> >
>
>
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