[TowerTalk] Yaesu G-800DXA Rotor

[Pete Smith]

There definitely should be a dial light visible, even with no cable 
attached. I am not sure of whether there should be voltage on the motor 
wires when you press the rotate key with no rotator attached, but I 
would think so.  Anyhow, you can certainly see (with a voltmeter) if 
you're getting voltage to the dial light.

73, Pete N4ZR

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On 10/3/2010 5:29 PM, Kelley Shaddrick wrote:
> I'm getting ready to put up antennas and such this coming Tuesday. I plugged
> in the control head to my G-800DXA rotor and turned it on. Nothing happened.
> No dial light, nothing. There is no cable attached to the control head and
> the rotor itself is 50' in the air installed in the tower. The fuse on the
> back of the unit is okay.
>
> By chance, could this be a deal where the control head doesn't do anything
> without the rotor actually being attached to it? Perhaps just the dial light
> is burnt out? Any idea how I can tell if I have a dead control unit?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kelley
>
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