[TowerTalk] Rotor direction display is 90 degrees off

[Jim W7RY]

is the calibrate pot pushed in?

73
Jim W7RY

On 2/23/2014 8:02 PM, n8de at thepoint.net wrote:
> 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
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> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Allen R. Brier N5XZ / KL5DX
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