[TowerTalk] (another)Problem That Needs Ideas

[w9ge]

I have a two port six pack that I have relegated to the back bench because 
of relays not always pulling in.  It is tough on amplifier tubes to be 
running into an open!  My rotator has no  brake, so cannot try that method. 
A very light touch on the offending relay always makes em pull in however. 
73 bob de w9ge
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <n4gi at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] (another)Problem That Needs Ideas


> Don't have an RCS8V, but it reminds me of a problem I occasionally have 
> with a sixpack switch...  One or two of the ports on one side are 
> intermittent unless I click the brake of my ham rotor 50 feet above it.
>
> If I don't hear anything when I turn things on, I can click the brake a 
> couple of times, then the relay engages.  I think it's the 10M port.
>
> Odd, but I just have lived with it.  Dirty contacts?
>
> 73,
> Blake N4GI
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Jackson <k9rz at radiks.net>
> Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2004 8:21 pm
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Problem That Needs Ideas
>
>> Pat,
>>
>> I have an Ameritron RCS-8V which has been in service for almost 20
>> years.Shortly after I purchased it new, I started having
>> intermittant problems
>> similar to yours, especially in cold weather.  This was the case
>> until I
>> discovered the relay arms were touching the inside of the plastic
>> cover and
>> would only partially actuate.  The cure was to place a couple of flat
>> washers between the plastic case the and the chassis in all four
>> corners,increasing the clearance between the case and the relays.
>> It has operated
>> flawlessly ever since.
>>
>> I would try operating the switch with the cover off to see how the
>> relaysactuate.
>>
>> 73 de Bill
>>
>>
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