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Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu rotor problem

To: Keith Dutson <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu rotor problem
From: K4IDC <robink4idc@gmail.com>
Reply-to: RobinK4IDC@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 11:58:47 -0600
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http://wf0gm.fpage.com/rotor1.htm
Might be helpful.

Thanks,
Robin Midgett K4IDC


On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 4:31 PM Keith Dutson <kdutson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>  I have the G1000.  It is on my workbench for repair.
> The manual I have is for 800, 1000 and 2800.  Wiring diagrams for 800 and
> 1000 are identical.  Pins 4 and 5 are motor windings.  My Fluke Multimeter
> reads 12.4 ohms across 4 and 5 until the CCW limit switch is engaged, then
> it rises to open.  When the CW limit switch is engaged it rises to 4.33K
> ohms.  Voltage across 4 and 5 is about +-10V when control buttons CW and
> CCW are pressed.
> Hope this helps.
> BTW, my rotator turns, but the direction indicator does not move.  The pot
> reads open, and the wiper goes from zero to about 450 ohms, then jumps to
> open.  Know where I can get a new pot?
> 73, Keith NM5G
>     On Thursday, October 7, 2021, 01:31:05 PM CDT, ni3p@comcast.net <
> ni3p@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>  I have a Yaesu G800 (I think; it has  been up for years), and a G1000 DXA
> control box that I have been using with it for several years. All of a
> sudden today the rotor does not turn. The dial lights, and it indicates the
> correct direction of the antenna, but pushing either of the rotate controls
> does not seem to do anything. Is there an "easy" way to determine whether
> the problem is with the rotor, the control, or the cable?
>
>
>
> Steve Oksala
>
> NI3P
>
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