I put a G-450 motor into a 5500 case, but it's been a long time ago. It worked, and wasn't that difficult, but I can't offer anything more specific.
73, Drew KO4MA
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From: "Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)" 9w2qc@9w2qc.net Sent: Jul 9, 2013 12:41 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5500 Azimuth Motor Replacement
Dear All,
Greetings from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I have a Yaesu G-5500 rotator that has a spoilt azimuth motor while the elevation motor works fine. Looking at the specifications published by Yaesu, the G-800 rotator seems to be very similar with the azimuth motor of the G-5500.
Instead of purchasing a whole new set of G-5500 just to replace the spoilt azimuth motor (the control box is working and this has been verified with another working azimuth motor), I wonder if anyone has tried replacing the azimuth motor the G-800 instead?
Will the G-5500 control box work with the G-800 motor, are there some modifications needed, or is this simply not possible? Any pointers will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9M2CQC, WQ2C
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