OT: How to install LED bulb in Yaesu G-800DXA

[W7is]

There is something else that burns up in those Yaesu analog
rotators besides the lamps.    If you leave your rotator turned  on all the
time,
you wont get much life out of either the lamps or the servo  motors.  
 
What I do is leave the rotator turned off unless its actually
being used to rotate the ant.   Which is easy to do since  the
on/off switch sits right next to the position buttons.  
 
I've never had to service the control box on the two Yaesu rotators
in operation here.   But if you leave it turned on you certainly  will.
Someday Yaesu might update their old line of analog rotators to the  digital
world.  Otherwise --  they are excellent rotators and a true  value.  
 
Frank W7is  
 
 



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[N5GE]

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:45:58 EST, you wrote:

>There is something else that burns up in those Yaesu analog
>rotators besides the lamps.    If you leave your rotator turned  on all the
>time,
>you wont get much life out of either the lamps or the servo  motors.  
>
>What I do is leave the rotator turned off unless its actually
>being used to rotate the ant.   Which is easy to do since  the
>on/off switch sits right next to the position buttons.  
>
>I've never had to service the control box on the two Yaesu rotators
>in operation here.   But if you leave it turned on you certainly  will.
>Someday Yaesu might update their old line of analog rotators to the  digital
>world.  Otherwise --  they are excellent rotators and a true  value.  
>
>Frank W7is  

[snip]

Never had a failure from my G-2800DXA which has been on for ten years.  However,
it could happen next week ;)

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[Jim Cox]

same here.   Keep the rotator box on all day long and no problems after
using at least 6  years now.   Other than the lamps in the display of
course.
Jim K4JAF


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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: How to install LED bulb in Yaesu G-800DXA


On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:45:58 EST, you wrote:

>There is something else that burns up in those Yaesu analog
>rotators besides the lamps.    If you leave your rotator turned  on all the
>time,
>you wont get much life out of either the lamps or the servo  motors.
>
>What I do is leave the rotator turned off unless its actually
>being used to rotate the ant.   Which is easy to do since  the
>on/off switch sits right next to the position buttons.
>
>I've never had to service the control box on the two Yaesu rotators
>in operation here.   But if you leave it turned on you certainly  will.
>Someday Yaesu might update their old line of analog rotators to the
>digital
>world.  Otherwise --  they are excellent rotators and a true  value.
>
>Frank W7is

[snip]

Never had a failure from my G-2800DXA which has been on for ten years.
However,
it could happen next week ;)

Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq

"They that can give up essential liberty
to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety."

--Benjamin Franklin 1775


Support the entire Constitution, not
just the parts you like.

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[N5GE]

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:15:49 -0600, K4JAF wrote:

>same here.   Keep the rotator box on all day long and no problems after
>using at least 6  years now.   Other than the lamps in the display of
>course.
>Jim K4JAF
>

[snip]

Interesting about the lamps.  I installed an Idiom Press rotator control in my
G-2800DXA yesterday and now the compass lighting is not working :(  Anyone else
had that problem?

Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq

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deserve neither liberty nor safety."

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