[TowerTalk] CREATE ROTOR PROBLEM

[Morrison Hoyle]

> Went up today and lined things up to North. Came down and still
> noticed that the rotor seemed to be going really fast. Turns out the
> indicator is not rotating linearly. With everything supposedly
> NORTH, turning the antennas through West to South results in 270
> degrees of rotation! And turning South through East I only really
> get 90 degrees of rotation.
> 
> Anyone else with a Create ever seen this? Fix? Ideas?
Been there, done that.  The problem is the small plastic spur gear 
mounted on the underside of the rotor top cover.  It breaks easily 
and causes the plastic gear mounted on the potentiometer spindle to 
turn erratically.  The dealer in Australia mailed replacements to me 
free of charge but getting them correctly engaged on re-assembly 
wasn't easy.

Why do manufacturers spoil a good product by putting flimsy tiny 
plastic parts in an otherwise rugged piece of equipment.

While anyone is inside their Create rotator, check the nuts and bolts 
holding the motor to the small right-angled bracket and likewise 
those from the bracket to the housing.  If they work loose (mine 
did), the rotator won't work and the final worm drive will lock the 
antenna in the last position.  

73 - Morrison VK3BCY

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