Sounds like something pretty small for either a vacuum or anything in a car.
I was thinking maybe more like a hobby shop for robot experimenters or
miniature car models. And I don't need it for the contest, I have 2 spare
control boxes and ended up doing the temporary fix on the motor on the one
that died anyway... so I still have one good spare box to get through the
weekend.
David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of doc
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 08:18
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] new yaesu rotor failure mechanism
>
> I seem to recall that they are available at auto parts
> stores (I forget for what they are used), hardware
> stores (our local independent stocks them & I believe
> they are at Lowes & Home Depot) and appliance repair
> shops (for vacuum cleaner power-head drives).
>
> Perhaps you can "borrow" one off your vacuum cleaner
> for the contest?
>
> doc
>
> > Well, while powering up today for the weekend contest one of my Yaesu
> rotor
> > control box indicators failed to turn. So I pulled out one of the
> spare
> > boxes and plugged that in... unfortunately when I turned it on the
> indicator
> > motor spun up to full speed but the needle didn't move! Opening it up
> > showed a broke drive belt... looks like dry rot of the rubber as
> there are
> > some other small cracks in the rubber. Besides looking like a real
> pain to
> > replace, does anyone know of a source for these little rubber belts?
> And
> > how to specify them?? It looks to me more like an o-ring than
> something
> > meant for driving a gear train. But anyway, its about 1.5" in
> diameter, or
> > about 4.75 in circumference and 1/16" thick.
>
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