[amsat-bb] [Fwd: Re: Re: John Price <n4qwf1@gmail.com>Re: Re: Pots for 5400 or 5500?]

[w4upd]

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


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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 <updwrb at bristor-assoc.com>
To: 	Peter <apby80 at dsl.pipex.com>
References: 
<967674.78237.qm at web39808.mail.mud.yahoo.com><8d1b8e80906161604k79740d4w915a36e74ee4f1a0 at mail.gmail.com> 
<4A3829E0.10302 at bristor-assoc.com> 
<1600FE2C35AD4664987BDDA7C683F2E1 at parents> 
<4A38DB6E.2070602 at bristor-assoc.com> 
<000f01c9ef4a$722b79c0$56826d40$@pipex.com>



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:   t.factor at vxstdusa.com   Phone:   714-827-7600 
x 1513
Email for price: yaesuparts at vxstdusa.com <mailto:yaesuparts at vxstdusa.com>
                    b.velarde at vxstdusa.com 
<mailto:b.velarde at vxstdusa.com>     Phone:    714-827-7600 ext 6800

Excerpt from their email: (We do not sell parts internationally you can 
contact export at vxstd.com <mailto:export at vxstd.com> 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" <updwrb at bristor-assoc.com>
>> To: "John Price" <n4qwf1 at gmail.com>
>> Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; "Peter Sils" <kd0aa at yahoo.com>
>> 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
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