[TowerTalk] Yaesu G-1000SDX rotator question

Edward D Wolf III wolfie@breezeshooters.net
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:02:46 -0500


The "adjustment" for the overlap light is made by bending the contact
behind the face, on the gear. Lust look at the lamp, and follow the leads.
There is no actual adjustment but you can bend the contact to make it
come on as spec'd. I had to "adjust" mine when i put it into service.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 9:43 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G-1000SDX rotator question


>
>This rotator has 450 degree rotation and an "Overlap" light that
>illuminates when you enter that last 90 degrees of rotation (normally, from
>S to W).  In its 3 years of life, my rotator's Overlap light has gradually
>started coming on earlier and earlier.  When new, it came on at 180 degrees
>and stayed on around to 270.  Now it comes on at about 150 degrees.
>
>It seenms logical that there would be an adjustment somewhere, but I'm not
>smart enough to figure out where in the schematic it might be, and these
>things are complicated!  Can anyone help?
>
>PS  The full-scale adjustment is properly set.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>73,  Pete N4ZR
>Loud is good
>
>
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