My resent experience with Yaesu has been most impressive. I called and ordered the pots for the control box and the order department was very helpful. I called back to today to inquire about the pot for the rotor and the order department connected me to tech support were I was told the 5400,5500 and 5600 rotors all use the same pot. I was returned to the order line were I ordered 3 of the 500 ohm pots. The people were as nice to chat with as any I have ever dealt with. 5*'s to Yaesu for an excellent service department. I encourage anyone to just ring them up if you need parts or have questions. If anyone needs the phone number or part numbers drop me a email.
73's << John On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 5:09 PM, w4upd <[email protected]> wrote: > Due to several comments concerning attempts to contact Yaesu have been > met with no contact or delays, I thought I'd pass on the info I made > available to another on this list. I have found that by using the > email/internet approach first then following up via phone to finalize my > purchases seem to be reasonably successful. Hopefully this will help > others here on the list. > > Regards, > > Reid, W4UPD > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: John Price Re: Re: Pots for 5400 or > 5500? > Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:02:15 -0400 > From: w4upd <[email protected]> > To: Peter <[email protected]> > References: > <[email protected]>< > [email protected]> > <[email protected]> > <1600fe2c35ad4664987bdda7c683f...@parents> > <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > > > > Directly from Yaesu. You go to sales (email) to get the part number for > the item # in your IPB. Then when they send you the part number, you > forward the email to parts and they give you a price. You can order via > mail, but since you don't know the shipping and I am in the US here, I > just finally follow up with ordering via a phone call to the parts > department. > > Regards, > Reid, W4UPD > > Email for part numbers: [email protected] Phone: 714-827-7600 > x 1513 > Email for price: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> Phone: 714-827-7600 ext 6800 > > Excerpt from their email: (We do not sell parts internationally you can > contact [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and they will refer > you to the office you need to contact) > > Peter wrote: > > Hello Reid > > I obviously missed something in this thread, could you tell me where you > > ordered the Pots from. > > > > Peter G0BHP > > > > > > I ordered them yesterday and they are on route now. > > > > Item #: 17 500 ohm potentiometer. P/N S8101823 $12.35 each. > > > > This is the rotator positioning pots in the rotators. The same pot is > > used in both azimuth and elevation. The pots can do 360 degree rotation > > and therefore are different from standard pots. I suspect the 5500 is > > the same but I won't swear to it since I only have the 5400. > > > > Regards, > > > > Reid, W4UPD > > > > > > > > George Henry wrote: > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "w4upd" <[email protected]> > >> To: "John Price" <[email protected]> > >> Cc: <[email protected]>; "Peter Sils" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:25 PM > >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Pots for 5400 or 5500? > >> > >> > >> > >>> I'd be surprised if the pots were not the same as they are the same > >>> values and size. Also, I have ordered the Elevation and Azimuth > >>> internal position 500 ohm pots which are the same and cost $12.35 > >>> each (mine were corroded from the weather). > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Reid, W4UPD > >>> > >>> > >> How recently did you order them? > >> I, too, had heard that the AZ/EL position pots were NLA from Yaesu... > >> > >> > >> George, KA3HSW > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.73/2180 - Release Date: > 06/16/09 > >> > > 07:41:00 > > > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? 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