> Hi all,
>
> My G-5400B rotor (Elevation) has stopped at near 45 deg. It was
> semi working up to yesterday. During a pass, on the down swing of the
pass the meter would read 10-45 deg.or above and not fall below this
reading. When the pass was finished it should have been at 0 deg. By
> (Flicking) the UP switch , just once, the meter & rotor would
> return to 0 deg. This has been like this for the past 6 months
> but by doing this thing with the up switch it would work okay.
> Now using controller manually it won't go UP or Down, its just
> stuck at this point. I have taken readings: 4-6 = 7 ohms & 5-6 =
> 5.4 ohms. The lights dim when using the UP switch in both meters,
> but dosen't dim using the Down switch and also the (down) switch
> seems very resistive (stiffer) than normal. The pot reads 240.4
> deg. The AZ part works okay, no problems and the rotor bought new
> is 3-4 years old. Does anyone know if there is any test I can do
> in the controller before attempting to strip everything down
> outdoors, or can anyone help or point me to someone I can talk to
> about this matter, would be greatly appreciated. I do have a new
> motor belonging to a G-500A and was wondering if it would fit the
> EL part of the G5400B, thanks.
>
> Bill, VO1OR
>
>
>
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