Hy-Gain TAILTWISTER rotor cleaning and greasing

and Brak-D-Lay option installation

Hy Gain TAILTWISTER
If you are installing a second hand rotor in your antenna farm, it will take you a few moments to  clean and grease it.  Here is the job we did at our radio club rotor. We also applied the Brak-D-Lay option that provides 5 seconds delay for the brake system on HAM rotators.
     

The rotor to be grease

 Turn the control box Install the 8 wires
     
Put the rotor at 180 degrees Ready to start Remove the bolts

 

    
Clean the bolts Remove the top cover The maximum should be around 500 Ohms
     
You should have 250 Ohms  at the center range Remove the bearings Use this for cleaning
     
Clean the cover Remove the motor Remove all the grease
     
Remove the wires Clean with a paper towel Clean all parts
     
Clean the gears Remove the top bearings Remove the grease
     
Clean with a paper towel Remove the bottom bearings Clean the ring gear
     
Before After Clean the body
     
A metal chip was founded Use a contact cleaner Clean the resistor
     
Check if the resistor is at 180 degrees Turn the resistor and check the meter We changed all the springs
     
There are 4 to change Apply only a very small quantity of grease on the each bearing set Apply grease in the nut
     
The motor is ready Put back the wires Apply grease
     
Apply grease Apply grease Put back the motor
     
Apply grease VE2DSK

Put back the bearings
     
Apply grease Apply grease Apply grease on the ring gear
     
Install the ring gear It must turn free The motor is in place
     
Ready for the last bearing set Now it's in place Like a pro job
     
Testing the brake for a good operation Clean the top cover Apply grease
     

The last test test

    
     

Brak-D-Lay option. Provides 5 second delay for the brake system on HAM rotators
 

All the parts included in the Kit
     
The LED installation The ground The PCB
     
     
   
 

The final installation