[Mldxcc] Joining the tower crowd

[Dennis Moore]

Thanks for the tips. I see limit switches so I'm hoping this one doesn't 
have the same issue.

Dennis


On 4/1/2017 14:08, Alan Maenchen wrote:
> Dennis,
>
> I've had the same tower in San Jose since '89 and it was at least 13 
> years old then. Great tower !!
>
> Maybe just my situation, but the motor control (I assume from Rick 
> yours has the optional motor drive) wiring is poor to say the least. 
> Instead of modifying it to make it better I just got used to it.
>
> My motor control has two toggle switches. One is simple AC ON/OFF. The 
> other is UP/DOWN momentary.  If your's is the same, be careful. If I 
> switch on the AC with the UP/DN in the center position the motor 
> doesn't know which way to go and stalls. It also blows the 20A circuit 
> breaker in the house. Not good. I have to hold the UP/DN switch in the 
> direction I want it to go FIRST before switching on the power. Once 
> the motor starts, I can release the Up/Dn and stand back to watch it.  
> My tower has no sensors for the end points .. up or down. So if I let 
> the motor run all the way to the mechanical stops it stalls the motor 
> and blows the breaker. So I watch it going up and down like a hawk. 
> When near the end I have to manually switch off the power. I hope your 
> control is NOT like mine, but if it is, be careful.
>
> Have fun with it and be safe.
>
> 73, Alan  AD6E