same here. Keep the rotator box on all day long and no problems after
using at least 6 years now. Other than the lamps in the display of
course.
Jim K4JAF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Childers, N5GE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: How to install LED bulb in Yaesu G-800DXA
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:45:58 EST, you wrote:
There is something else that burns up in those Yaesu analog
rotators besides the lamps. If you leave your rotator turned on all the
time,
you wont get much life out of either the lamps or the servo motors.
What I do is leave the rotator turned off unless its actually
being used to rotate the ant. Which is easy to do since the
on/off switch sits right next to the position buttons.
I've never had to service the control box on the two Yaesu rotators
in operation here. But if you leave it turned on you certainly will.
Someday Yaesu might update their old line of analog rotators to the
digital
world. Otherwise -- they are excellent rotators and a true value.
Frank W7is
[snip]
Never had a failure from my G-2800DXA which has been on for ten years.
However,
it could happen next week ;)
Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq
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to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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