Dear A.Tahir:

Through a telephone call, I also learned this:

The USA Yaesu office has changed the old P/N 8000379 to new P/N S800947 (same part, new number) and The USA Yaesu office has this part in stock (cost several US Dollars plus shipping). Perhaps the U.K. Office may also (have the part in stock)?

I hope this helps! Very 73,

Dave KJ9I

On 10/19/18, 9:20 AM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Gregory Beat via AMSAT-BB" <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote:

The Yaesu antenna rotator product line was purchased from KenPro Electric (Japan) in 1990s. Until the 2011 T?hoku earthquake and tsunami, these antenna rotators were manufactured in Japan. There were shortages (see KB5WIA below), as Yaesu had to replace some OEM suppliers, and prices rose afterward. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T?hoku_earthquake_and_tsunami

While you could order replacement parts from Yaesu HQ (Japan), http://www.yaesu.com/jp/amateur_index/index.html there are regional Yaesu centers that can order these parts for you IF the regional center does not have "in stock".

In Europe, Yaesu has a regional center in the United Kingdom (UK). http://www.yaesu.co.uk/contact_us.php Yaesu (UK) Ltd Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester SO23 0LB United Kingdom +44 (0)1962 866667 For Service enquiries please email : [email protected] This email page is for Yaesu Amateur and Airband products only. -- You can use Alibaba or Google, BUT you MUST know the specifications of the Pinion Gear. -- KHK Gears https://khkgears.net/new/plastic_gears.html Kohara Gear Industry Co.,Ltd. (Japan) 13-17 Nakacho Kawaguchi-shi Saitama-ken, 332-0022, Japan TEL : +81 48 254 1744 FAX : +81 48 254 1765 How to Select KHK Gears https://khkgears.net/new/how_to_select_gears.html == Rebuilding / Rewinding the Yaesu G-5500 azimuth motor (March 2012) by KB5WIA http://kb5wia.blogspot.com/2012/03/yaesu-g5500-rotator-motor-repair.html

Yaesu G-5500 Elevation rotator repair/restoration by Ivo Klinkert, PA1IVO https://ivok.home.xs4all.nl/pa1ivo/G-5500.html ==

73, greg w9gb ==

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Original Message

I need a replacement plastic pinion gear used in the motor. I could not find a spare parts source for this gear. The Yaesu G-5500 Service Manual on Page 13, Rotator Section picture indicates this heat is part 21, *pinion gear and WXSTD P/N :is 8000379*

I want to pay and order this part, if I know the source. IF you have an extra one or you know a parts source for this part, I need their contact address, e-mail, and telephone order.

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