Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-19 Thread Lee
Thanks for your input, everyone. The power antenna has bitten me a couple of times now, stopping just short of fully retracting, causing the motor to run until the battery died. It's cute and fun to have the antenna go up and down when I turn the radio on and off. But it's a raging PITA when

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-19 Thread Peter Frederick
There is a fault in the antenna motor controller if the battery goes dead -- it must time out when the mast stops (as it does when it's all the way up or down, in fact) -- there is no difference between the mast being stuck an inch or two up and fully down as far as the guts go. Unplug

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-19 Thread WILTON
, 2011 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna Thanks for your input, everyone. The power antenna has bitten me a couple of times now, stopping just short of fully retracting, causing the motor to run until the battery died. It's cute and fun to have the antenna go up and down when I

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-19 Thread Walt Zarnoch
with an antenna that stays up all the time. ; Wilton - Original Message - From: Lee einer...@yahoo.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna Thanks for your input, everyone. The power antenna has bitten me a couple

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-19 Thread OK Don
Now that I have an ammeter in the circuit, I think the antenna control circuitry is what is causing my battery to be drained every other week or so in the '92 300D. I can park the car, turn the key back one position so the engine stops, but the radio is still on. There is around 1-2 amps of drain

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-19 Thread WILTON
'Zackly. Wilton - Original Message - From: Walt Zarnoch zarnoch...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna Better to have an MB with a nice errect antenna, than one with perpetual

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-18 Thread Dieselhead
Kaleb should have one . Sorry for the omission - it's a 1980 300CD. Jaime Kopchinski wrote: The guys at Becker Autosound do Hirschmann rebuilds for reasonable prices... You can also try to get a used unit. Beware of the generic replacement antennas... they don't fit the same, look the

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-18 Thread John Reames
Speaking of them, I have one of the electronic ones (that still has the adjustable length, etc), but several of the clips on the cover were broken before my stewardship. Is there any chance of replacing the cover? -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-18 Thread Fred Moir
John. I have a plastic case complete, with intact clips if you would like it for postage. Number on back 201 820 01 75 Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 2/18/2011 1:24 PM, John Reames wrote: Speaking of them, I have one of the electronic ones (that still has the adjustable length,

[MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-17 Thread Lee
My battery went dead after a 20 below zero night and I figured that the cold had done the battery in. But no, it was the power antenna, the motor of which had kept running when the car was shut off. I opened it up, tested it, and the motor is making noises, but not turning the worm gear. Is

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-17 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
The guys at Becker Autosound do Hirschmann rebuilds for reasonable prices... You can also try to get a used unit. Beware of the generic replacement antennas... they don't fit the same, look the same, or function the same. http://www.beckerautosound.com/ You didn't mention the year of the

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-17 Thread Lee
Sorry for the omission - it's a 1980 300CD. Jaime Kopchinski wrote: The guys at Becker Autosound do Hirschmann rebuilds for reasonable prices... You can also try to get a used unit. Beware of the generic replacement antennas... they don't fit the same, look the same, or function the same.

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-17 Thread WILTON
@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:38 PM Subject: [MBZ] Dead power antenna My battery went dead after a 20 below zero night and I figured that the cold had done the battery in. But no, it was the power antenna, the motor of which had kept running when the car was shut off. I

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-17 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Ah, thats easy then... a U series antenna. Should be no problem to rebuild or exchange it by the Becker guys, or find one on eBay. Its in most cars 1977-1983 I believe. Models only vary by the length of the neck, but any from a W123 coupe or sedan should match yours. Jaime On Thu, Feb 17,

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-17 Thread Jim Cathey
Is there any hope for the old Hirshmann, or do I need to go shopping for a new power antenna unit. And if so, where? New ones are not available that have the same functionality. Repair yours, or replace with good used. There's a cam switch in yours, no? (No electronics, just one relay and

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-17 Thread Curt Raymond
?) I had to get a hairdryer out after I got home... -Curt Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:25:50 -0500 From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna Message-ID: 205FA30401304668B6F4D77803C8247A@wiltonPC Content-Type: text/plain

Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna

2011-02-17 Thread Dieselhead
: Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna Message-ID: 205FA30401304668B6F4D77803C8247A@wiltonPC Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original On my '87 300D, I put it up and unplugged the motor. Yeah, yeah, I know. Now, I'm a real Fink. How dare a REAL MB guy do