[TowerTalk] Mystery Rotor

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A rotator unit this old probably has a dead phase shift motor capacitor in  
the control box. Over time the electrolyte dries out and the capacitor turns  
into a resistor.
 
New capacitors are available from Hygain as a CD45 replacement.
 
73,
Gerald K5GW
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/27/2006 6:40:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
w8tahradio at gmail.com writes:

Cool -  thanks for all the advice and links to the manual - -it looks at this
point  like it will do what i need quite nicely -- the load will be fairly
light  and is as follows:

1 -  5 element arrow antennas uhf beam
1 -  13 element 2 m beam
1 - 3 element 6m beam
1 - 10-15-20 m Rotatable  dipole

the location that im putting it all is fairly wind shaded, and i  have had
the same load up on a standard TV rotor for some time  now.

I hooked up the rotor quickly last night to try it out and the  lights on the
control box functioned, but the rotor did not turn, so  hopefully tonight i
will have some time for troubleshooting.  IM  hoping i made a bad hookup
someplace and that the motor is not burned out  or some such thing.

Any way -- its exciting to see the tower project  comming together - i should
be getting my top bushing this weekend, and  then once the rotor works, i can
start loading the mast

hope you all  have a great day

73 and good DX

TIM

W8TAH

On  9/26/06, N0OEL at aol.com <N0OEL at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  The  CDR 44 is a light weight rotor manufactured by the company that
>  developed the Ham-M and sold it to HyGain.   It has little braking  and
> should not really be used with a strandard amateur radio HF beam  unless the
> beam is small and has little windload.    It was  meant for UHF and VHF
> beams.   I have seen it used with  standard HF beams and only result in
> slipping in the wind.   It's successor was the CD 45 which wasn't a lot
> better in  braking than the 44.    My suggestion is that you may want to  
find
> a used Ham-M or  Ham-II for as little
> as  $75-$100.   Not worth taking the whole beam down to replace your  rotor
> with a suitable rotor with good braking action after a good  storm or 
winter!
>
> At least that's my  experience!
>
> -Mike
>  K0BUD
>
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