Michael, you have received a lot of information about troubleshooting the rotor on this reflector.
However, if you are not able to repair it, I just wanted to let you know (in case you didn't see my post a few days ago), that contrary to popular belief, Yaesu still fixes their rotors, specifically both the G-5400/5500.
I had a bad azimuth rotor, and I shipped it to them. I believe they charge a $35 estimate fee. If you decide to fix it, the fee is waived.
My rotor cost me just a little over $100 and was very securely shipped to me. I received a post card when it was received, and a phone call telling me what the total would be; once I gave the ok, I had it back in my hands in one week, and it's up and running again.
Of course, if you are able to troubleshoot it, you will be learning more than I did, but I admit that at this point in life, I would rather have someone who knows what they are doing fix it, and $100 in today's world isn't a lot of money.
73 de W4AS Sebastian
On Jun 20, 2009, at 8:54 PM, Michael Hatzakis Jr MD wrote:
Ok, sorry for the additional post, this is a follow up. After my debugging session today, I am fast-forwarding to what I expect will be the ending to this little fairy tail, that is, I see me climbing up and pulling down this damn rotor to either replace or repair.
So, next natural question is, if I am going to repair, what should I repair while I have it open or are there people who do a good job in rebuilding Yaesu rotors, roughly 5 years old??
Michael K3MH