[TowerTalk] Ham IV rotor

[Julio Peralta]

I've even used larger pots like from 1000 to 5000 ohms. You will only use a
portion of the rotation but it will allow you to demonstrate the meter and
assonated electronics are working.

Julio, W4HY
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale Martin" <kg5u at hal-pc.org>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 10:30 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Ham IV rotor


>
> >
> >
> > Fellow Tower Talkians:
> >
> > Many many, thanks to all of you who have offered suggestions.
> >
> >  From your suggestions I may have isolated the problem to the rotor
> > control box (I hope) so I don't have to go rent a scisors lift and crank
> > down my TriEx WT51.  Now to get out the trusty DMM and check the box.
> >
> > The rotor rotates fine, and the brake release releases as it should.
> > Just the rotor box indicator needle goes crazy back and forth.  Just got
> > through testing it Monday evening  (again) with the help of my XYL
> > Cheryl, WY5H who hit the brake release and then the CW and CCW levers
> > separately as I was talking her through it on 2 meters.
> >
> > Tom, WW5L
> >
>
>
> Dig into your parts bins and find a 500-ohm (linear taper is best) pot and
> put it across the appropriate control box terminals (after disconnecting
the
> rotator pot wires, of course)?  If you still get meter swings, that should
> verify the problem is internal to the box and not the control cable or
> rotator.
>
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
>
>
>
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