The T2X manual is available for download at
http://www.hy-gain.com/hy-gain/man/pdf/T-2X.pdf
Page 11 of the manual reads:
"Lack of Power
If the antenna rotation is slow or sluggish or hard to start, check for
proper voltages. if the voltages are correct, the 130-156 MFD motor start
capacitor could be at fault."
Larry, the manual also specifies #16 and #18 control cable wire as you are
using. So, if your voltages are okay, sack the cap and replace it, either
in the control box or at the rotator/tower.
Back to the manual: I love the first sentence in the third paragraph under
"Lack of Power":
"If the temperature is less than -300F (-340C), the rotator will be very
sluggish and hard to start."
I'm impressed that it would even work at all at that temp.
73,
dale, kg5u
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Wendell Wyly W5FL
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:51 PM
> To: David Jordan; Mike Gilmer, N2MG
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com; k1uo@prexar.com
> Subject: RE: [Towertalk] T2X Start cap at tower base?
>
>
> The purpose of the Capacitor is NOT a start capacitor. It is a
> phase shift
> capacitor to get as close to 90 degrees phase shift between the winding
> phases in order to make the motor run as a two phase a.c.
> servomotor. This
> allows high starting torque and good running torque as well as constant
> speed. There is significant leeway in the exact capacitor value, but I
> would not recommend putting two capacitors in parallel.
>
> The best place for the capacitor is close to the motor. I usually just
> mount a plastic box a couple of feet below the rotator and use a capacitor
> with lugs with the wires running up through a hole in the bottom
> of the box
> with a drip loop. I have never had to replace a capacitor, but it is easy
> to do this way.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of David Jordan
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 1:46 PM
> To: Mike Gilmer, N2MG
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com; k1uo@prexar.com
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] T2X Start cap at tower base?
>
>
> Why are folks disconnecting the cap inside the control head? twice the
> capacitance isn't going to hurt
> anything as best I can tell.
>
>
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