[TowerTalk] Yaesu G-1000SDX

[Manuel Larsson"Teknik forumet"]

Hi
Thank´s alot for all answers.
My rotor has only been up for 4 weeks.

Manuel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
To: "Chuck Lewis" <clewis at knology.net>; <keith at dutson.net>; "TowerTalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 3:24 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G-1000SDX


> 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
> > > >
> 
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