
July 14th 07, 11:30 PM
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Need sources for pot with planetary drive
Jackson Brothers http://www.mainlinegroup.co.uk/jacksonbrothers/
Makes some excellent planetary drives. There are dealers in the USA.
Bill W0IYH
"msg" wrote in message
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Gary Tait wrote:
msg wrote in news:139f22h91ghhna7
@corp.supernews.com:
I need the form factor for modifications to antenna
rotator assemblies
Do you mean the rotator or the controller?
For the rotator, you can maybe use a standard pot with gearing.
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I had considered gearing but the available space and the
necessary additional fabrication was more involved than
the solution I chose.
Here are photos of the modified rotor:
http://www.cybertheque.org/homebrew/...ntennas/rotor/
This rotor is common to a number of makes and models; the controller
that came with it was for the Cornell-Dubilier AR22R, an interrupter
based spring and escapement controller version.
The modifications permit continuous rotation and rely on the
controller to manage limits.
Regards,
Michael
msg _at_ cybertheque _dot_ org
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