First, many thanks to W7PN, VE4YZ and W0SAT for their help in troubleshooting my rotor problem. Problem: Both az and el indicators moved to just past the mid position with the rotors moving full travel ( They moved all the time the rotors were moving but at a slower rate). Both indicators have the same circuitry differing only in the scale on the face plates so all voltage readings should be the same for both az and el. Mine were. On the back of the controller, terminal 1 should read a constant 6 vdc. Terminals 2 and 3 voltages will vary according to rotor position but added together should total 6 v. My terminal 1 reading was 3.2 v, approx half what it should be. Following the circuit back towards the voltage regulator, R9 and R10 also both read 3.2 v ( should be 6 v). At the voltage regulator (Q2 on the diagram, Part # ua7806c) readings should be approx 16 v on the input pin, 6v on the output pin, with the center pin ground. My readings were 16 v in, 3.2 v out, center pin ground, isolating the problem to the voltage regulator. I hope this info can be of use to others. Bill KB2RC Amsat 6986
Would the 5400 voltage readings apply to the G5500 also?
Tnx, Ken, W7KKE
On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 08:44:37AM -0800, Ken Swaggart wrote:
Would the 5400 voltage readings apply to the G5500 also?
The G5500 has the same pair of regulators, so it sounds to me it should.
I would highly recommend that if you have replace the regulators you put some mulitilayer bypass cap on each side (or a tantalum. These things can oscillate at the drop of a hat.
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