[TowerTalk] Yaesu 2800 issue

[Wayne Kline]

Bill
   you described the same issue I have on my 30/40 antenna.   A new home run mine from house to tower did not fix it.
As for drying it out and cleaning it up I  recommend DeOxit. Was tureen on to this product by and head airline Tec.
YMMV

Wayne W3EA,
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Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2022 9:26 PM
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Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu 2800 issue

I have 5 Yaesu 2800s  and have an issue with one at 80 feet.  All others operate normally.  The one at 80 feet has indicator issues.  Shows wrong direction of rotation sometimes (CCW vs CW), slow to no rotation at times...generally flakey.  I have runs to the rotor cable from the shack out to the  box under the tower and have terminal strips which allow me to switch out the cable and boxes.  So basically UI ran a different box and cable to the tower and then to the rotor in question.  No change.  So I know the  issue is from the box at the base to the rotor.
I know water incursion is an issue with the 2800s, so when I installed the rotors last year I used a high quality caulk on the plugs.  However, my guess is I've got water seepage into the connector.
Any thoughts on this and the best way to "dry it out" ?  I know I have to remove the cable connector to do it, but any suggestions for solving the rotor issue would be appreciated.
Bill V31XX/KH7XS/K4XS


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