[TowerTalk] TIC Rotor Controller

[Tyler Stewart]

 I havent seen any TIC controllers that are "digital"  and I second the motion to use GH controllers.   They did briefly release an "advanced" controller called an EC1 that was  disaster waiting to happen, but still had the old faceplate and cheap meter movement.  I have a few of the old controllers around, but most have died due to minor lightning hits and such along the way.   The biggest problem with all of them is that they had no protection against a runaway when a pot failed etc. The GH controller does have some logic in it to attempt to catch it before it rips your cables off antennas as I recall.  Depending on what happens, if you are lucky the motor will stall or slip before any serious destruction occurs.  
Ty K3MM
    On Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 10:55:44 PM EDT, john at kk9a.com <john at kk9a.com> wrote:   

 Chris

I recently sold seven TIC ring rotators that I owned for 30-40 years.  All
came with the digital controller shown in your photo where you set the
direction and press start.  I know at least some of my manuals showed the
controller that your manual has a photo of but I have never seen a
controller that looked like that.  It really shouldn't matter as long as it
supplies 24v for the motor and indicates the direction from the 500 ohm
potentiometer.

FWIW, I quit using the TIC controllers 20 years ago and used Green Heron
RT-21's.

John KK9A




Chris Hurlbut KL9A wrote:

My controllers say the model number is 2020.
They look nothing like the 2020 pictured in the manual I can find online.

They do look like a digital readout version of a 2100.
See photos at the following link:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2LBex7fV1cFAt8vR6

Does anyone know what the deal is here?
I know that reverse engineering anything TIC related requires some mental
gymnastics, but these units look nothing alike!

Thanks,
Chris KL9A


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