Re: [amsat-bb] 3 Wire Rotators

["Christopher Cox" <cobox@xxxxxxxx>]

 > Since I'm begging for rotator info, would someone explain to me how a
 > rotator that requires only three wires reports its position back to the
 > controller?
 > 


The same way all your mechanical clocks around the house are synchronized
to the same time. After "Grinding" the two A.C. motors in the system (one
in the controller, one on the mast) into synchronization, the operation of
A.C. motors helps them stay synchronized.

Later

Christopher Cox
KC8FRJ

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