[TowerTalk] Resolved - Help with Rotor Wires ID

[Gedas]

I wanted to say thanks to those who provided help on this !  My goal was to turn the antenna towards Fla to keep in touch with a brother while I am out on medical.  With the help of a good digital ohm-meter and schematic of the rotor I made a dozen measurements on the ground.  The bottom line was this:  It was easy to find the #1 and #2 conductors because two of the wires in the cable were one gauge heavier (which I originally did not realize but quickly took advantage of) and because the solenoid ends up going through the #2 conductor.  Conductors 3 and 7 were easy because they are for the pot. That meant 4 conductors remained.  I was not able to measure any differences for the windings going direct or through the limit switches so I was basically stuck with 4 unknowns.  In the end, I may have had the starting cap coming in through the wrong terminal but the needed connections were made which allowed me to turn the antenna.  Thanks again.
73
Gedas

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