[TowerTalk] Yaesu G-1000SDX

[Pete Smith]

I saw no critters or evidence of wetness anywhere.  I believe that I did 
tape over the rubber hood, however.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 07:28 PM 8/17/2004, Chuck Lewis wrote:

>Pete & Keith,
>
>Let's make sure we're talking about the same part of the connector. My
>observations of moisture and bug parts were relative to the BACKSHELL. The
>part that is visible when you unscrew the locking ring and pull the
>connector off the rotor was beautiful. The pins were clean and shiny, the
>insulator looked like new, and the outside of the connector body was also
>pristine. But the moisture and bug parts I found were around the solder
>connections inside the rear of the connector.
>
>Chuck, N4NM
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
>To: <keith at dutson.net>; "TowerTalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 3:59 PM
>Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G-1000SDX
>
>
> > My experience is exactly the same, except that my G-1000SDX was up for 9
> > years before the lightning strike killed the potentiometer.  The connector
> > looks like new.
> >
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
> >
> > At 02:25 PM 8/17/2004, Keith Dutson wrote:
> >
> > > >My experience is that the cable connector at the rotor is poorly
> > >weatherproofed, and that the rubber boot is insufficient to prevent
>moisture
> > >and other things from entering the backshell of the connector.
> > >
> > >Interesting.  My G-800SDX was up 5 years and finally got struck by
>lightning
> > >causing it to run at slowest speed only.  So, it was removed last month
> > >(replaced with G-1000DXA).  There was zero evidence of moisture in the
> > >connector.  Turns out the 800 and 1000 have the same connector and
>control
> > >box and the new rotator is running with the old cable and box.
> > >
> > >At what height is your 800 installed.  Mine is at 146 feet.
> > >
> > >Keith
> > >