Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5500 rotor pots

[Cliff Buttschardt <cbuttsch@xxxxxxxx>]

Addendum to my note today.

Cliff Buttschardt wrote:
> 
> Gopal.  I've just completed replacing the pots in my G5400 rotor assembly.  It
> required about six hours of labor as I was not sure how to proceed.  New pots
> are available from VERTEX Standard (Yaesu).  The part number is Q9000408 which
> is the modern version in which the rotor has a wire connected to the center pin
> of the pot.  The cost is $28.72 each!!!!!!!  plus shipping.  LOCATION:
> Vertex Standard, 100900 Walker St., Cypress, CA 90630-5014     (714)827-8100
>      Some additional information you may want to consider is available on the
> AMSAT-bb archives.  KR8L, William Parmley, writes at 13:41:21 Central Standard,
ADD 25 Sept 1995 to the line above!!!  Sorry  Cliff K7RR

> Time "KENPRO KR-500/Yaesu G-500 Elevation Rotators", a very good overview and
> procedure sufficiently detailed to instill confidence to proceed.
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