Magnus, this usually occurs when one of the pins backs out of the molex
connector on the rear of the control unit. If this is not the case, there
may be a break in one of the wires near the connector. The connector at the
rotor is extremely well made, and the problem seldom occurs there.
Win, w0lz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Magnus A" <sm6wet@telia.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 10:36 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Problem with a Yaesu rotator
> Things always go bad in contests dont they.
>
> I have a Yaesu G-450XL rotator that is "half dead".
>
> What happens is that the rotator will move left-turn but not right turn.
>
> I checked both ends of the cable but cant find any faults.
>
> Anybody know what this can be?
>
> This might give a clue:
> Using a amplifier the overlap light used to flicker at times in the
> rotator control box, it does not do this anymore.
> Could it be so that HF did something wrong to my control box and if so,
> what and how do I fix it?
>
> 73 de Magnus SM6WET
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