[amsat-bb] Re: g-5400b problems
Richard Lawn
rjlawn at gmail.com
Sun May 1 19:52:30 PDT 2011
This had happened to me in the past and once I had to rebuild the
rotor, replacing the pot and bearings. The other time it was a simple
problem at the rotor- a wire had broken away from it's connection.
Check that first before going to lots of trouble tearing the rotor
down.
Good luck!
Rick
W2jaz.
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 12:13:04 -0400
> From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond at gmail.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help Desperately with Rotator YAESU g-5400b
> To: "Vincenzo Mone" <vimone at alice.it>, "Amsat - BBs"
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> Hello Enzo,
>
> If I had that problem, on the rear of the control box I would reverse the "UP" and "DOWN" wire connections (2 wires only; I think they are contacts 4 and 5, but please double check on your schematic!). You can then determine if it's the rotor, the controller, or a wire connection.
>
> 73,
>
> Mark N8MH
>
> At 05:46 PM 5/1/2011 +0200, Vincenzo Mone wrote:
>>Hi Folks,
>>hope in an help to solve my problem with my Rotator Yaesu G-5400B.
>>Today i was tracking the ISS, ad while i was tracking it I got The AO-51 in
>>AOS. As I am using the Trackbox, and i did not have under my eyes the
>>control box, I heard the Trackbox passing from ISS to AO-51. I gave an eye
>>to the control box and saw it was stuck at 35 degrees and it did not go
>>down to the 0 degrees to start the AOS. I have pulled out the connector
>>which connects the control box to the Track box and tried manually
>>To bring down the antennas. I've tried to press the "DOWN" switch, but they
>>did not move from that position.
>>I've tried to press the "UP" switch and noticed that the antennas moves
>>going up.
>>Then i have tried also with the "RIGHT" and "LEFT" switches of the Azimuth
>>and noticed also that the antennas moves in both sides.
>>At the end i can say that the antenna moves in all the positions except for
>>down.
>>Please anybody can tell me what is happened?
>>As the antennas are now stuck at 45 degrees i am afraid that the wind can
>>cause problems.
>>I Hope in an help.
>>Any help will be really appreciated.
>>Thanks in Advance
>>
>>
>>73 de Enzo IK8OZV
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> Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 09:51:24 -0700
> From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Shuttle will not Launch Monday - NASA
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> >From NASA - no launch Monday.
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> Clint
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 12:56:54 -0400
> From: James Jipping <jhjipping at ameritech.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help Desperately with Rotator YAESU g-5400b
> To: Vincenzo Mone <vimone at alice.it>, amsat-bb at amsat.org
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> On 5/1/2011 11:46 AM, Vincenzo Mone wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>> hope in an help to solve my problem with my Rotator Yaesu G-5400B.
>> Today i was tracking the ISS, ad while i was tracking it I got The AO-51 in
>> AOS. As I am using the Trackbox, and i did not have under my eyes the
>> control box, I heard the Trackbox passing from ISS to AO-51. I gave an eye
>> to the control box and saw it was stuck at 35 degrees and it did not go
>> down to the 0 degrees to start the AOS. I have pulled out the connector
>> which connects the control box to the Track box and tried manually
>> To bring down the antennas. I've tried to press the "DOWN" switch, but they
>> did not move from that position.
>> I've tried to press the "UP" switch and noticed that the antennas moves
>> going up.
>> Then i have tried also with the "RIGHT" and "LEFT" switches of the Azimuth
>> and noticed also that the antennas moves in both sides.
>> At the end i can say that the antenna moves in all the positions except for
>> down.
>> Please anybody can tell me what is happened?
>> As the antennas are now stuck at 45 degrees i am afraid that the wind can
>> cause problems.
>> I Hope in an help.
>> Any help will be really appreciated.
>> Thanks in Advance
>>
>>
>> 73 de Enzo IK8OZV
>> EasyLog 5 BetaTester
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>>
>>
>>
>> 73 de Enzo IK8OZV
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> IK8OZV:
>
> I just had EXACTLY the same thing happen to me. I took the rotor apart
> and discovered that the motor had failed. It would NOT rotate in the
> "down" direction. I was able to free it --------- I put the whole
> rotor together -------- only to have motor freeze in the "down"
> direction. My conclusion was that the bearing in the motor had failed.
>
> Fortunately, I happened to have another elevation rotor and replace the
> whole elevation unit. I did not investigate whether I could purchase
> just the motor, you may wish to do that.
>
> Jim Jipping, W*MRR
> AMSAT 5512
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 13:04:35 -0500
> From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE at UNITED.NET>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help Desperately with Rotator YAESU g-5400b
> To: "'Vincenzo Mone'" <vimone at alice.it>, "'Amsat - BBs'"
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Message-ID: <3BA349B3DAA049A0B63CF822BD24560C at WA4SCA>
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> Enzo,
>
> You have gotten some good suggestions. Some time ago, my G-5500 did the
> same thing. The failure was in a phase shift capacitor used by the motor.
> Without the capacitor, the motor did not have enough torque to move the
> elevation down. Fortunately, at least according to the schematic, that
> capacitor is in the control box with the G-5400. (It is in the rotator in
> the G-5500.) Fixing it, if that is the problem, should be cheap and easy.
> The capacitor is about $10 USD.
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Vincenzo Mone
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 10:46 AM
> To: Amsat - BBs
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Help Desperately with Rotator YAESU g-5400b
>
> Hi Folks,
> hope in an help to solve my problem with my Rotator Yaesu G-5400B.
> Today i was tracking the ISS, ad while i was tracking it I got The AO-51 in
> AOS. As I am using the Trackbox, and i did not have under my eyes the
> control box, I heard the Trackbox passing from ISS to AO-51. I gave an eye
> to the control box and saw it was stuck at 35 degrees and it did not go
> down to the 0 degrees to start the AOS. I have pulled out the connector
> which connects the control box to the Track box and tried manually
> To bring down the antennas. I've tried to press the "DOWN" switch, but they
> did not move from that position.
> I've tried to press the "UP" switch and noticed that the antennas moves
> going up.
> Then i have tried also with the "RIGHT" and "LEFT" switches of the Azimuth
> and noticed also that the antennas moves in both sides.
> At the end i can say that the antenna moves in all the positions except for
> down.
> Please anybody can tell me what is happened?
> As the antennas are now stuck at 45 degrees i am afraid that the wind can
> cause problems.
> I Hope in an help.
> Any help will be really appreciated.
> Thanks in Advance
>
>
> 73 de Enzo IK8OZV
> EasyLog 5 BetaTester
> EasyLog PDA BetaTester
> WinBollet BetaTester
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>
>
>
>
>
> 73 de Enzo IK8OZV
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 01 May 2011 14:46:31 -0400
> From: Dee <morsesat at optonline.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help Desperately with Rotator YAESU g-5400b
> To: APBIDDLE at mailaps.org, "'Vincenzo Mone'" <vimone at alice.it>, "'Amsat
> - BBs'" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
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> Enzo,
> Use the idea of switching the wires before you do any disassembly
> instructions.
> Use the simplest of tests first. There is an age old theory of Keep It
> Simple Stupid (KISS) and this
> Adage can be used in any testing theories. It has served me well in all my
> troubleshooting adventures.
> Good Luck.
> 73,
> Dee, NB2F
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 2:05 PM
> To: 'Vincenzo Mone'; 'Amsat - BBs'
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help Desperately with Rotator YAESU g-5400b
>
> Enzo,
>
> You have gotten some good suggestions. Some time ago, my G-5500 did the
> same thing. The failure was in a phase shift capacitor used by the motor.
> Without the capacitor, the motor did not have enough torque to move the
> elevation down. Fortunately, at least according to the schematic, that
> capacitor is in the control box with the G-5400. (It is in the rotator in
> the G-5500.) Fixing it, if that is the problem, should be cheap and easy.
> The capacitor is about $10 USD.
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Vincenzo Mone
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 10:46 AM
> To: Amsat - BBs
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Help Desperately with Rotator YAESU g-5400b
>
> Hi Folks,
> hope in an help to solve my problem with my Rotator Yaesu G-5400B.
> Today i was tracking the ISS, ad while i was tracking it I got The AO-51 in
> AOS. As I am using the Trackbox, and i did not have under my eyes the
> control box, I heard the Trackbox passing from ISS to AO-51. I gave an eye
> to the control box and saw it was stuck at 35 degrees and it did not go
> down to the 0 degrees to start the AOS. I have pulled out the connector
> which connects the control box to the Track box and tried manually To bring
> down the antennas. I've tried to press the "DOWN" switch, but they did not
> move from that position.
> I've tried to press the "UP" switch and noticed that the antennas moves
> going up.
> Then i have tried also with the "RIGHT" and "LEFT" switches of the Azimuth
> and noticed also that the antennas moves in both sides.
> At the end i can say that the antenna moves in all the positions except for
> down.
> Please anybody can tell me what is happened?
> As the antennas are now stuck at 45 degrees i am afraid that the wind can
> cause problems.
> I Hope in an help.
> Any help will be really appreciated.
> Thanks in Advance
>
>
> 73 de Enzo IK8OZV
> EasyLog 5 BetaTester
> EasyLog PDA BetaTester
> WinBollet BetaTester
> D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
> Skype: ik8ozv8520
>
>
>
>
>
> 73 de Enzo IK8OZV
> EasyLog 5 BetaTester
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