[TowerTalk] Rotor direction display is 90 degrees off

n8de at thepoint.net n8de at thepoint.net
Sun Feb 23 23:02:08 EST 2014


When you turn the rotor to its limits, does the antenna point 90  
degrees off at the limits?
If so, I'd suspect something has slipped within the housing of the  
rotor.  If not, check the Calibration.
73
Don
N8DE


Quoting "Allen R. Brier" <n5xz at earthlink.net>:

> Is it possible that the pot inside my TailTwister rotor has moved? My
> antenna direction on my controller now shows 90 degrees off (to the West)
> for some reason. I climbed up the tower and confirmed that the mast has not
> slipped in the rotator clamp or at the boom to mast clamp. I checked wiring
> connections and all seems to be ok. Did the pot move 90 degrees? Anyone ever
> see this before? I would appreciate any advice on this before I go through
> the trouble of replacing the rotor with a spare. BTW, I am using a Green
> Heron Engineering controller.
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