[TowerTalk] Fwd: rotor problems

[terry burge]

Oh not so happy day,

Ohm out the connector in my shack at the Yaesu rotor control for my G-1000DXA. 

pins 1-2  311 ohms
pins 2-3  207 ohms
pins 4-5  15 ohms
pins 5-6  15 ohms    
pins 4-6  4 ohms      (cheap Harbor Freight cen-tech DMM)

Something does not seem right there like a short.

Using my MDS RC-1 rotor digital controller that I used to have on a Yaesue G-1000DXA in Keizer I checked at the tower base after disconnecting the Yaesu controller. Got alarm 'Burnout has occurred'  and 'MDS Rotor Control Yaesu V 3.9 copyright 2014 All rights res.'  Don't you just love how this controller definitely let me know the rotor has a problem while the Yaesu rotor just did not turn?

So I guess it's 'do I install another Yaesu G-1000DXA' or maybe one of my two Tailtwister which I'm not a fan of. Or buy a Spid' or something. Not a good problem when I have to pay to get a new rotor and get it installed. Getting a bit expensive. And I was just in the middle of my second tower project! Sheeee!

Terry
KI7M

> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: terry burge <ki7m at comcast.net>
> To: TowerTalk at contesting.com, terry burge <ki7m at comcast.net>
> Date: July 3, 2019 at 1:43 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] rotor problems
> 
> Rotor problems are some of the worst ones you can have! At least that is what it feels like right now. And I thoroughly hate these small connectors like on my Yaesu rotor when I try and solder on the wires. I really have a time just getting a soldering iron in there. Strangely enough I was laying in bed thinking about the time I had doing that and thinking about my second tower going up. Might need to do that stinking job again.
> 
> 
> And then I get up this morning and my rotor isn't turning....GOT TO BE GREMLINS! Or somebody up there doesn't like me much.
> 
> 
> Hopefully the problem won't be up my big tower as I'll need to get my tower guy down here again. Please let it be a problem with the wiring down on the ground. That I stand a better chance of finding and fixing.
> 
> 
> Here we go again.
> 
> Terry
> 
> KI7M
> 
> 😥
> _______________________________________________
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk