[TowerTalk] Looking for UST Control Box

[Bob K6UJ]

Thanks for the info on the limit switches.  I am going to replace the 
ones on my HDX589MDPL.
They still work OK but it they have been there of quite a few years.
A little preventive maintenance...........

Bob
K6UJ

On 7/24/16 8:09 AM, J D Lambright wrote:
> I replaced the totally corroded limit switches with the exact same ones
> that came with the towers.  The towers had been laying horizontal for
> several years, and water had gotten inside the limit switch body.
>
> They are GE CR115LB1 with 1NO - 1NC contacts and 1/2 inch npt fitting.
> They are marked type 1,4,13, A600 P300.
>
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Les Kalmus <w2lk at bk-lk.com> wrote:
>
>> Which kind of limit switch did you buy?
>>
>> Les W2LK
>>
>>
>> On 7/23/2016 7:43 PM, J D Lambright wrote:
>>
>>> I have two US Tower HDX-589MDPL towers.  When I purchased them, both
>>> control boxes on the towers were extremely rusted inside and in terrible
>>> condition.  I started from scratch and built 2 new control boxes with all
>>> new components. Also, I replaced the cables running from the control box
>>> to
>>> the limit switches to the motor, and to the 120v power source. (I also
>>> replaced each motor, as they were in really bad condition and locked up).
>>> I enclosed each of these cables in flexible conduit with watertight
>>> fittings. I simply used the UST wiring diagram and made mine exactly like
>>> the original ones.  They are very simple and very inexpensive.
>>>
>>> I paid around $45 at Home Depot for each metal weatherproof box, and all
>>> the other components are very cheap.  I spent less than $100 total on each
>>> completed box.  They now look and function like new.
>>>
>>> One of the limit switches on each tower was completely rusted inside, so I
>>> replaced them a couple of weeks ago.  UST's price on the limit switches
>>> was
>>> way too high, so I bought 5 of them brand new and in the box from a
>>> surplus
>>> electronics place on the internet.  They cost me $35 each.
>>>
>>> J D - KF5U
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