Re: [APML]: Byers drive and the MototrakIV

[Mike Regish <mregish@map.com>]

Chuck Vaughn wrote:

>
> 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>

Any idea where I can get one and how much more it's going to cost me?
Ahrrggghhhh.....