"L G" wrote in message
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Think it was 20V AC applied one way or the other.

"Crazy George" wrote in message
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Kevin:

Those 3 wire controllers depend on running a motor in the indicator at
the
same speed as the rotator, so indicator accuracy is sometimes less
than...............

Are you sure about that? The Alliance and CDE rotators had an interrupter
switch in the remote unit that caused a solenoid in the control unit to
advance the indicator pointer. This pulsing took place every 10 or 15
degrees of antenna rotation. The pointer turned in whatever direction the
control knob had been turned.

Tam/WB2TT

Tam:

I've held my tongue for quite a while over your inappropriate and unhelpful
answers, but you desperately need to learn to read the questions before
posing one of your answers. He clearly said 3 WIRE ROTATOR. The clickers
are 4 wire.

--
Crazy George
Remove N O and S P A M imbedded in return address
"Tam/WB2TT" wrote in message
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"L G" wrote in message
...
Think it was 20V AC applied one way or the other.

"Crazy George" wrote in message
...
Kevin:

Those 3 wire controllers depend on running a motor in the indicator at
the
same speed as the rotator, so indicator accuracy is sometimes less
than...............

Are you sure about that? The Alliance and CDE rotators had an interrupter
switch in the remote unit that caused a solenoid in the control unit to
advance the indicator pointer. This pulsing took place every 10 or 15
degrees of antenna rotation. The pointer turned in whatever direction the
control knob had been turned.

Tam/WB2TT

"Crazy George" wrote in message
...
Tam:

I've held my tongue for quite a while over your inappropriate and
unhelpful
answers, but you desperately need to learn to read the questions before
posing one of your answers. He clearly said 3 WIRE ROTATOR. The clickers
are 4 wire.

--
Crazy George
George,
I did not say you were wrong. Just asking if you knew for a fact, or were
guessing. It could be done with 3 wires.

Tam

I did not say you were wrong. Just asking if you knew for a fact, or were
guessing. It could be done with 3 wires.


I have not looked at a CM in about 15 years but the one then that had 3
wires did not have any feedback to give any indication the antenna was even
turning but relied on the two motors to turn at the same speed. The U-100
type rotators used a 4 th wire for the 'clicker'. The rotation on both
types were determined by which one of the two winding got the direct power
and which one was connected to the capacitor . It takes 3 wires to do that.

I did not say you were wrong. Just asking if you knew for a fact, or were
guessing. It could be done with 3 wires.


I have not looked at a CM in about 15 years but the one then that had 3
wires did not have any feedback to give any indication the antenna was even
turning but relied on the two motors to turn at the same speed. The U-100
type rotators used a 4 th wire for the 'clicker'. The rotation on both
types were determined by which one of the two winding got the direct power
and which one was connected to the capacitor . It takes 3 wires to do that.

"Crazy George" wrote in message
...
Tam:

I've held my tongue for quite a while over your inappropriate and
unhelpful
answers, but you desperately need to learn to read the questions before
posing one of your answers. He clearly said 3 WIRE ROTATOR. The clickers
are 4 wire.

--
Crazy George
George,
I did not say you were wrong. Just asking if you knew for a fact, or were
guessing. It could be done with 3 wires.

Tam

Tam:

I've held my tongue for quite a while over your inappropriate and unhelpful
answers, but you desperately need to learn to read the questions before
posing one of your answers. He clearly said 3 WIRE ROTATOR. The clickers
are 4 wire.

--
Crazy George
Remove N O and S P A M imbedded in return address
"Tam/WB2TT" wrote in message
...

"L G" wrote in message
...
Think it was 20V AC applied one way or the other.

"Crazy George" wrote in message
...
Kevin:

Those 3 wire controllers depend on running a motor in the indicator at
the
same speed as the rotator, so indicator accuracy is sometimes less
than...............

Are you sure about that? The Alliance and CDE rotators had an interrupter
switch in the remote unit that caused a solenoid in the control unit to
advance the indicator pointer. This pulsing took place every 10 or 15
degrees of antenna rotation. The pointer turned in whatever direction the
control knob had been turned.

Tam/WB2TT