[TowerTalk] Rotator won't turn east

[K4RO Kirk Pickering]

Have you checked the limit switch? Check it with an ohmmeter and make 
sure it's not open. If it's open, try shorting across the limit switch 
terminals temporarily and see if it turns.

--Kirk K4RO


On 8/5/2021 2:46 PM, Rob Matherly wrote:
>> I set the rotor to north before putting it up, and oriented my beam that
>> direction. When I try to rotate it, the rotator will only turn to the South
>> counter-clockwise. If I try to go South clockwise (i.e., turn it to the
>> east) it will stop at North. I've verified that the coax isn't hung up on
>> anything and that there's no obstructions.
>>
>> Any ideas? I wondered if perhaps the rotator is mounted 180 from where it
>> needs to be and I just need to go spin it around or something.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rob Matherly, W0JRM
>> Centerville, Iowa - EN30nr
>> NAQCC #7688, SKCC #29, FISTS #19246, QRP ARCI #16952
>>
>> http://w0jrm.robmatherly.com