[Boatanchors] HyGain Rotor Box

[david knepper]

Brad, the mystery is solved.  I have two different control boxes.  My early 
one that I use is the H-IV-CD45II and the one that I acquired is a T2X.  I 
believe that this for the Tailtwister model rotor.  This rotor box is rather 
"fancy" with several LED's on the front panel.

I did obtain the 13vdc on pins 3 and 7 that you mentioned and on the rotor 
cable, I get 500 ohms so I know that the pot inside the rotor is fine.

The wiring inside the T2X is different.  I am going to go back on the Hygain 
website to see if I can find the proper schematic.
Perhaps, someone on the list will have a manual for the T2X and can contact 
me.

Thanks to Brad and others for assisting me in earlier posts on this subject.

Dave, W3ST
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Pioveson W9FX" <w9fx at verizon.net>
To: "david knepper" <collinsradio at adelphia.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] HyGain Rotor Box


> Dave, if the ~13VDC is present across wires/terminals 3 and 7, looking 
> into the controller...and, if the meter movement is not damaged...the next 
> step would be to use a VOM to measure the resistance across the wires 
> (from the controller end of the cable) that feed the rotor's terminals 1 
> and 3...then, 1 and 7...and, finally, 3 and 7.  The latter (3 and 7) 
> should yield about 500 ohms.  The arithmetic sum of the readings from 1 to 
> 3 and from 1 to 7 should equal what you read from 3 to 7.
>
> If there's a problem with those resistance readings, suspect either a 
> fratzed pot or a cable/connection problem.  If you have inadvertently 
> miswired the C-J plug, and, if the AC voltage found it's way into the pot, 
> the pot's windings will be toast, I'm afraid.
>
> If I can be of any add'l assisance, drop me a note.  We're in the midst of 
> an ice storm - have little else to do today, as a result...can't even get 
> on VHF for the ongoing contest, as the antennas are all sporting radial 
> ice loads and the arrays' VSWR's are crazy!
>
>
> 73, Brad, W9FX