[Mldxcc] [NCCC] Yaesu G-800 control cable "assembly"

[Rob K6RB]

Bob's exactly right. I just got a new Yaesu G-2800DXA which comes with 120
feet (40 meters) of control cable with the plugs already in place. One is a
big barrel plug that attaches to the rotator, and the other end is a molex
plug that plugs into the controller. Well, 120 feet wasn't enough. So, I had
already bought 200 feet of control cable. I didn't bother trying to remove
the molex pins, etc. I just spliced it right onto the end of the new cable.
I did, however, remove the wires from the barrel connector and solder it
onto the new cable. That's the plug that sits atop the tower, and I didn't
want any problems down the road. But splicing the molex plug was a no
brainer. That splice is right behind the controller, not subject to the
weather, wind stress, or any other forces likely to threaten its integrity.
For Field Day, I would just go ahead and splice the connectors onto each end
of the cable and not bother with removing the pins, etc. Again, Bob is
giving you sage advice.

73,

Rob K6RB

CU in the Calif. QSO Party Oct. 1 & 2
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Tellefsen" <n6wg at comcast.net>
To: "Richard Hill" <REHill at ix.netcom.com>; "Nccc" <nccc at contesting.com>;
"MLDXCC" <mldxcc at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [NCCC] Yaesu G-800 control cable "assembly"


> Rich
> If you have both pieces of the control cable,
> why not just splice them and move on?
> I'm assuming the wires are each a different color so
> you can match them.
> Good luck and 73
> Bob N6WG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nccc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:nccc-bounces at contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Richard Hill
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 8:29 PM
> To: Nccc; MLDXCC
> Subject: [NCCC] Yaesu G-800 control cable "assembly"
>
>
> I have a rotator I'm letting MLDXCC use for Field Day.  The problem is
that
> when I got it the control cable was snipped.  I understand that I need to
> pull the pins from the connector and attach them to the ends of the cable,
> and re-insert them into the connector blocks.
>
> This is new to me.  Any elmers that can help me through this so Field Day
> goes smoothly?  I need to buy new pins and cable and could use
suggestions.
> I suspect this is not brain surgery, but I'll be it can go wrong and I'll
> bet there are some trick to make it go easy.
>
> Where does one buy new pins (12) and control cable (6 wire #20 AWG) around
> Sacramento or via the internet?
>
> Thanks.
>
> NU6T
> Rich
>
> CU in the CQP with N6A Alpine County
> The California QSO Party
> October 1 & 2
> http://www.cqp.org/
>
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