[Richard and Rhonda]

Thanks

I took it off the roof and took it to the shop. Iwas expecting to find some kind of clutch that was slipping when it stowed. No such clutch.

I found the chain between the drive motor and the gear was partially derailing when it stowed. Really bizarre in that it didn't completely come off, just enough to let the drive motor slip. When it raises it would rotate the other way and put itself back on.

When I put it back together, I cycled it by hand, and by golly it did it again. Hmmmmm. Close examination showed a slight misalignment between the drive gear and the gear on the sat. I shimmed the drive box to make the gears align. Too dark to get on the roof and reinstall it now. It'll have to wait till morning. I hope that is the culprit.

BTW, after tearing the motosat completely apart, I am impressed with the engineering. Solid stuff and concepts.