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Old January 8th 12, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan WA4SCA[_3_] View Post
It might help to know the model in question.

Some things to check are the continuity of the wires to the motor
windings, and whether there is a purely mechanical jam. Finally,
most/many rotors have a phase shift capacitor between windings. If
they fail open, everything will look fine, but the rotor will not
develop enough torque to turn the antenna.


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Alan
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