No subject

piece of engineering, BTW), the antenna goes full down (or full up), the
motor senses the increase in torque (or lack of rotation) and shuts off
after a few seconds. There didn't appear to be a positioning requirement
when I replaced the mast. The '88 antenna may be different, of course.

Fred Munro
'94 S4

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Ritchie" <critchie1 at hotmail.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 5:15 PM
Subject: Power Antenna - How Do They Work?


> Just fixed my '88 5KSQ power antenna.  It needed a new mast.  Feeling
pretty
> satisfied with myself.  When I put it all back together, the mast ended up
> 1/2 up (or down, depending on your POV).
>
> Is this OK?  When power is applied to it - that is, when the radio is
turned
> on - how is it going to know what to do?  And when the power either tells
it
> to go up or down, how does it know when to stop?
>
> There is nothing (I could find.) in the Bentley re these antennas.  Are
they
> supposed to be installed full up or full down?
>
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