[TowerTalk] FW: Help With Ham IV Rotator

[Jim Rhodes]

My color code was always alphabetical. That way if I had cables with a
different mixes of colors I didn't have to guess. 2 groups of course. The 2
large, then the rest.

On Wed, May 6, 2020, 10:40 Raymond Benny <rayn6vr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> I suggest, if possible to keep you quick connect connector.
>
>  They are so handy, in fact, I have installed the quick connects (QC) at
> both ends of the control cable. I don't have to worry about trying to screw
> on the wires onto the 8 pin terminal at blocks. And since the QCs have gold
> plated pins, you never have to worry about corrosion.
>
> Male and female QCs are available from several rotator repair guys. They
> are not difficult to make up.
>
> Ray,
> N6VR/W7YA
>
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2020, 11:51 PM Matt <maflukey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > I believe the wires are color coded as follows:
> >
> > Pin 1 Black (heavy gauge) = ground
> > Pin 2 White (heavy gauge) = brake
> > Pin 3 Green = azimuth feedback reference (potentiometer CCW side)
> > Pin 4 Blue = motor capacitor (CCW winding)
> > Pin 5 Orange = motor run CW
> > Pin 6 Yellow = motor run CCW
> > Pin 7 Brown = azimuth feedback signal (potentiometer CW side)
> > Pin 8 Red = motor capacitor (CW winding)
> >
> > I have seen some older models factory wired where Pin 2 was yellow and
> Pin
> > 7
> > was white however Pin 2 is easily confirmed by its heavier gauge wire.
>   I
> > have also seen Pin 4 on the older models as purple instead of blue.
> >
> > Email me direct if you need a wiring diagram.
> >
> > Hope this helps & good luck on your project.
> >
> > 73
> > Matt
> > KM5VI
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> > Mike
> > Ryan
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2020 12:21 PM
> > To: towertalk at contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Help With Ham IV Rotator
> >
> > I have a HyGain Ham IV controller which has a FEMALE cinch-jones type
> > connector on the rear.  I also have a fairly recent (less than 10yr old)
> > Ham
> > IV rotator that I bought used which has the quick-disconnect pigtail on
> the
> > end. I wish to cut the quick-disconnect off and  splice my existing large
> > gauge cable to.  Can someone enlighten me as to wiring the leaves the
> > rotator motor unit and to which of the cinch-jones connector inputs on
> the
> > control box these wires would mate to?  There appears to be some
> fragmented
> > documentation on-line but nothing that is clear to me, especially with
> > respect to that quick-disconnect which I plan to discard anyway in that I
> > only have ONE HALF of it.  Any help is appreciated.  - Mike
> >
> >
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