[amsat-bb] Found interesting opportunity

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[amsat-bb] Re: Semi-remoting the controller for a Yaesu G5400

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Hi Lowell,

I think you need only 3 wires for one rotor, and 2 wires for the other (because 
you'd use the common hot from the first rotor). However, you wouldn't know 
meter reading for end of travel of the motor, and could damage the rotor.



If you are using the remote tracker interface (such as LVB that has front panel 
control as well as PC control), you could maybe run long cable from the tracker 
interface (in your shack) to the controller (in your garage), and you would 
have both control and digital readout of the position, and the LVB would know 
end of travel of each motor.



Other ideas?



Regards,

Bennett ko2ok
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[amsat-bb] Re: Difference between Yaesu G5400, G5600 and G5500

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Jan,

Yes, add the C in the 5600 controller, and your old motors will work.

I did that with mine, and I now also use the LVB tracker.



Regards,

Bennett ko2ok
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[amsat-bb] Yaesu LVB Nova issues - Help

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Thanks for those answering my questions on my odd 5400 motors 5600B control box 
situation.
Now I have it working with LVB Tracker and Nova.
But the motors stop tracking after a few minutes.
First it seems to track fine, with motors turning as Nova instructs.
But after a few minutes of activating and turning motors here and there, the 
motors don't seem to respond to the Nova software to move any more.
I have to shut down Nova (getting a cannot write to file error), reboot the 
computer (otherwise when I go to Nova I get an error msg that the device is 
already connected? (but no response)), and restart Nova.? Then the motors will 
seem to track as Nova directs, but only for a few minutes and then motors stop 
working again.? I cannot tell if it is a computer problem (IBM T41 laptop, Win 
XP), or LVB (just got), or what?
Any clues?? 
Thanks for the space.
Bennett ko2ok
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[amsat-bb] Kenpro-Yaesu 5400 5600B question

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Good day sat-guys:
I have an old Kenpro G5400 without computer interface and a newer Yaesu G5600B 
control box.
What are the differences in the motors between these 2 series other than the 
limit switches?
In case of the control boxes, I see the G5400 has starter motor caps, but the 
G5600B control box doesn't.
The old motors didn't work with the 5600B box until I added a starter cap to 
both the AZ and EL motor lines.
I am planning to use the 5600B box with LVB tracker- any other issues?
What do I need to do to use my old motors with the G5600B? Or, anyone have 5500 
motors that they wish to sell?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Bennett ko2ok 
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