[TowerTalk] Ham-IV rotor will not turn

[Chuck Dietz]

Start capacitor is a good idea. That’s about the only component that fails.

Chuck W5PR

On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:09 AM Raymond Benny <rayn6vr at gmail.com> wrote:

> A local ham friend had the same thing happen. He found that one of the
> screws at his lighting rotator arrestor box had come loose. He tightened
> all screws and it now works.
>
> I'd suggest you check all possible connections, both screws and plugs.
>
> If you cannot hear the brake wedge release, then as advised, try to rock
> the mast or antenna to see if it will rotate. If not, you may want to put a
> new starting capacitor across the proper rear terminals and see what
> happens. You may have to remove one of end of the existing internal cap
> first.
>
> Ray,
> N6VR
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 8:54 AM Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When I used that brand of rotator, I always kept a spare to switch it out.
>> Of course, I didn't buy brand new ones either.
>> There may be a stuck brake. Do you hear the noise of the brake release?
>> Maybe you can "rock" the rotor back and forth to get it to release.
>>
>> Chuck W5PR
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 9:50 AM Ron 'KF5JRA' Rosson <kf5jra at oneinsane.org
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Went to go and try to work E6Y today and found out that I can not turn
>> > my rotor. So at lunch time when it got warmer I did what any good ham
>> > operator would do and started troubleshooting:
>> > Check connection at the pigtail of the Green Heron (good)Metered out the
>> > pins at the plug (disconnected from the GH) (good)checked with original
>> > hygain controller (failed)Climbed up on the roof and loosened the bolts
>> > on the rotor for the mast to make sure thrust bearing was not seized.
>> > Mast and antenna turned like a champ.Tested rotor for rotation (failed)
>> >
>> > So I put everything back the way it was and am now reaching out since I
>> > have exhausted my knowledge of what else to test before attempting to
>> > remove the rotor.
>> >
>> > This antenna system has only been up just barely over two years, see
>> > (http://www.oneinsane.org/home/roof-top-tower-installed) the only thing
>> > I can think of is I am binding somewhere and like I mentioned I have
>> > exhausted my knowledge base.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>> > --
>> > 73 de KF5JRA
>> > Ron
>> > kf5jra at oneinsane dot org
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