Re: [APML]: Byers drive and the MototrakIV

[Chuck Vaughn <aa6g@aa6g.org>]

Mike,
>
>I got my Byers drive today. It's beautiful. The thing is, I have a
>Mototrak which has a 3 prong AC plug for the exixting RA drive on my
>mount and the Byers has a flat 6 wire female connector. The stepper is a
>12V DC. Am I going to have to go out and buy another drive corrector for
>this puppy?
>
>Steve Bell has a Byers drive but his is AC. I can't tell from the
>picture on his page how it is connected to the Mototrak. Unless there
>are some dummy wires there, I don't see how this can be adapted to run
>from an AC outlet (that's what is on the Mototrak).

For some reason it is not entirely clear to me but it sounds like your
drive corrector is for a 60Hz motor and the Byers drive came with a stepper
motor. If that's true, maybe it would be cheaper to just buy an AC motor
for the new drive. That's what I have on mine.

Chuck  <aa6g@aa6g.org>