> That's not good news Kevin, but I appreciate the response. > > I found my stash of glass fuses from the last hamfest, and unplugged > the cables from both rotors, and as expected, it blows the fuse > immediately. > > If it's the azimuth rotor, I should be ok, since it just came back > from Yaesu a couple of months ago. If it's the elevation, I had > that one repaired based on the recommendations of another ham here, > so both have been looked at in the last few months. > > Guess I'll call Yaesu tomorrow and ask them how to proceed. > > I spent years just moving the rotors by looking at SATPC32, and then > I decided to get an LVB to make things easier, and that's what I get > for fixing something that wasn't broken. I'm not blaming the LVB, > it's just that it was great having it align the antennas for me. > Unfortunately, I didn't get to use it for too long. > > I also found a couple of day ago that my radio was putting out very > lower power, and couldn't hear AO-51. I checked the SWR, and it was > sky high. I knew the beams were ok, so I suspected the coax. I > found my LMR400 had a soldered center conductor, and a crimped > shield! I couldn't believe a company would sell rf coax with > crimped connectors. So I'm in the process of replacing those. > > The idea of using a Ham M type rotor (I have a couple spares), and a > Radio Shack rotor for elevation is sounding pretty good right now. > > 73 de W4AS > Sebastian
On Jul 8, 2009, at 7:31 PM, Kevin Schuchmann wrote: > Sebastian, > unfortunately your describing a shorted transformer, unplug both az > and el cables and then see if > it still blows fuses, if it does the transformer has probably > shorted, and more bad news it also means > either the az or el motor is probably also shorted and gone. > > The Yaesu rotors have a bad track record for getting a cable snag or > a problem inside where a motor > jams and then overheats and shorts and then it takes out the > transformer... > > :-( > > Kevin WA6FWF _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
