Yaesu G2800 Rotator Alignment | Troubleshooting Rotator Speed Control

I tried troubleshooting as to why my Yaesu G2800 speed control to the Left wasn't working as it should. I opened up the rotor to take a look inside. Additionally, I show you how to align the rotator. Thank you for watching!
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[@thomashenderson603]

i know when i did mind, I had the wrong marks on the rotor when alignment. And the 270 was really 450. Finally found a you tube video and used the right marks and it worked.

[@duoro-rotators]

Hi Darren, you have a BK brake problem, the BK Butterfly is loose on the motor shaft & it now drops down allowing BK spring to get jammed between the Pinion gear & the BK Butterfly when rotating CCW, hence why it is slow in that direction. Regarding the switches in the rotator, the lower set are for limit end of rotation & the top set is to reduce speed before limit end stop, they have nothing to do with normal rotation. You have not aligned it properly you made it worse & the POT's in the rotator & controller are not aligned. The POT in the controller has run out of POT movement (hence why it is pulsing near West) & since these POT's have limit stoppers in them, you may cause damage to the POT drive gear.

[@JayN4GO]

Thanks capt. It’s still not aligned even though you did use tape. These can be a pita

[@mervyn374]

Will be handy to know (when you get it back), what is the cure for that problem . 73

[@DarrenN4VFR]

I sent my rotator to Yaesu to have a look at it.

[@JuanjoGameroLopez]

Good morning, I have exactly the same problem with a Yaesu G1000DXC. Please tell us the solution when you have it repaired.

[@DarrenN4VFR]

Well, Yaesu told me nothing was wrong with my G2800 and said it could be my Controller. Next time I get back home for a few days to troubleshoot it, I'll also make a video on what I did to troubleshoot. 73 de N4VFR

[@JuanjoGameroLopez]

@@DarrenN4VFR A few days ago I took the external rotor unit down from the tower. I have tested it at home with a new cable and it works perfectly. So my problem is the control cable, it must have some bad contact.

[@DarrenN4VFR]

@@JuanjoGameroLopez Thank you. I might have to do that too. But first, I will check the voltages on the controller to make sure it's 24vdc. I talked to the Yaesu Tech during Hamvention. Watch that video if you havent yet. 73

[@rogerp5816]

The problem is in the controller. Start by check the voltage between pins four and five. The polarity will reverse as you change directions.

[@DarrenN4VFR]

Yup, I will when I get a few days off.

[@mikegianfrancesco9431]

Maybe control cable