[TowerTalk] Tailtwister Rotor wires

Tom Anderson andersonww5l at sbcglobal.net
Tue Aug 5 09:00:27 EDT 2008


On my Ham IV I've always attached the largest gauge
wires to terminals 1&2 on the rotor and control box.

Tom, WW5L





--- Bob <rgshauger at myyellowstone.net> wrote:

> Alphabetical has always worked to me!
> 
> Bob W7KD
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "RICHARD SOLOMON" <w1ksz at q.com>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 7:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tailtwister Rotor wires
> 
> 
> > One of the locals had a great scheme, once you
> connect the larger
> > motor wires the rest follow the Resistor Color
> Code (B-B-R-O, etc).
> >
> > No need to write anything down.
> >
> > 73, Dick, W1KSZ
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: k5fnq at cox.net> To:
> towertalk at contesting.com> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 
> >> 20:46:39 -0500> Subject: [TowerTalk] Tailtwister
> Rotor wires> > OK, I 
> >> admit to screwing up. but it was for a good
> cause.> Local was doing tower 
> >> work and had rotor problems. I volunteered to
> come > home and get my TX2 
> >> control box in case his was bad.> I wrote down
> the color code when I took 
> >> off the wires and have now lost the > little
> piece of paper I used.> > I 
> >> think I have it right as the manual has the color
> codes, it has just been 
> >>  > up too long to be sure.> > I see in the manual
> a way to check 
> >> resistance on the wires.> Is this the only way to
> try and figure out the 
> >> wiring or do I have to get > someone up the tower
> to check?> Yeah it was 
> >> a dumb move, but all for a good cause at the
> time.> Art K5FNQ> > 
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