Maverick Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Hi everyone, A friend of mine is hoping someone can point him in the right direction with a problem he has with his M45 quad turret He appears to have lost power to the motor that controls the turret traversal. When its switched on at the control box, the motor does not start up (it used to). The firing circuit is working fine though, so the battery seems to be OK. Pressing the circuit breaker reset doesn't make any difference. He suspects a problem with the turret drive assembly switch but he's not sure. Anyone have any suggestions? He would also like to get a hold of a spare turret drive box assembly if someone knows where he can get one. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Hi everyone, A friend of mine is hoping someone can point him in the right direction with a problem he has with his M45 quad turret He appears to have lost power to the motor that controls the turret traversal. When its switched on at the control box, the motor does not start up (it used to). The firing circuit is working fine though, so the battery seems to be OK. Pressing the circuit breaker reset doesn't make any difference. He suspects a problem with the turret drive assembly switch but he's not sure. Anyone have any suggestions? He would also like to get a hold of a spare turret drive box assembly if someone knows where he can get one. Thanks in advance. If you want to private message me I'll give you my number I have just restored one so might be able to helpcheers Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 PM Sent, many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Does he have the manual? It has troubleshooting techniques and wiring diagrams in it. As a test, bypassing the switch with a couple of jumper wires should tell you pretty quickly if the motor works or not. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Hi, yes he has a manual and i believe he has tried your suggestion thats why he thinks its a relay or something, unfortunately there's no part numbers in his manual to try and source the parts Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 If you directly energise the motor from the battery, it will bypass any relays, etc. That will test the motor. Work back from there - it's a fairly simple control system... Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Ok will pass this information on to him, many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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