[TowerTalk] Yaesu Rotator Refurbish?

[Jim Hargrave]

Try Norm's rotor service: http://www.rotorservice.com/index.htm
I don't know if he does Yaesu, but you could query.

    73s de Jim
       W5IFP


  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
  > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of johne tds.net
  > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 1:33 PM
  > To: K7LXC at aol.com
  > Cc: towertalk at contesting.com; ka5rej at yahoo.com
  > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu Rotator Refurbish?
  >
  >
  > Any known Yaesu rotor repair locations?
  > Other then the factory ?  And what rotors they will repair ?
  > Any one have experience of a Yaesu rotor repair  ?
  >
  > Thanks de John KØCQW
  >
  > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 1:01 PM,  <K7LXC at aol.com> wrote:
  > >
  > > In a message dated 4/10/2011 7:02:36 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
  > > towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
  > >
  > >>  I recently purchased a 80 ft freestanding tower with a  
  > Yaesu G-2800SDX
  > > Rotator which is still atop the tower and fully functional
  > for  the last 10
  > > years.
  > > My question is what should I expect in terms of  preparation and
  > > refurbishment of this particular Yaesu Rotator prior to  
  > re-erecting the tower.
  > > Any thoughts, comments, or personal experiences to  share?
  > >
  > >    On the plus side, the Yaesu rotators seem to be  pretty
  > reliable and
  > > don't have any historical problems (see Hy-Gain/CDE  
  > potential failures;
  > > brake, pot, starting cap, etc.) that plague other  rotators.
  > >
  > >    On the minus side, there aren't any places to  send them except the
  > > factory and I don't know what their refurb policy  is.
  > >
  > >    I would NEVER install a used rotator unless it  has been
  > gone thru to
  > > at least be re-greased and checked out. It's the weakest  link in the
  > > antenna/tower system so you want to make sure you've got a
  > good  one up there.
  > >
  > > Cheers,
  > > Steve      K7LXC
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