From: Spears, James L Jr
Subject: Earthquakes and hams
To: cq-contest@tgv.com
I live in northern Orange County, a number of miles from Northridge and
experienced only a lot of rolling and shaking. The KT34A sure rattled and
shook for some time after the main stuff stopped. I would like to hear from
LA area hams who were closer to the epicenter and believe that others on the
reflector would like to hear about your experiences.
Jim Spears
AB6R
>From rklein@lobo.rmh.pr1.k12.co.us (Ronald D. Klein) Wed Jan 19 18:13:05 1994
From: rklein@lobo.rmh.pr1.k12.co.us (Ronald D. Klein) (Ronald D. Klein)
Subject: T2X Tricks
Message-ID: <9401191813.AA38038@lobo.rmh.pr1.k12.co.us>
>The
> biggest problem I still have, despite the #12 wire, is releasing the brake.
> It tends to jam against a tooth in the housing, and often takes a bit of
> rocking to get it to release.
>
I have a T2X with approx 160 ft. run. Motor lines have 18 guage wire. With the
exception of an occasional brake release problem as mentioned by N2IC, it does
fine with my PRO67B. Some Colorado Front Range high wind conditions make it
grunt just a bit at certain headings, however.
Ron - W0OSK
>From sellington" <sellington@mail.ssec.wisc.edu Wed Jan 19 12:43:55 1994
From: sellington" <sellington@mail.ssec.wisc.edu (sellington)
Subject: T2X Tricks
>The
>biggest problem I still have, despite the #12 wire, is releasing the brake.
>It tends to jam against a tooth in the housing, and often takes a bit of
>rocking to get it to release.
I've had the same problem with my T2X. Sanding the burrs off the brake
wedge and lubricating it with low-temperature grease didn't seem to help.
The cable resistance is well within the spec, so I doubt voltage drop
is the problem. (That's not to say a more voltage wouldn't break it
loose, but I haven't tried.) While it sticks at all temperatures, it's
harder to break loose when it's extremely cold, like -25 F, but I've
always been able to get it started eventually. It's a nuisance, though.
Has anyone found a solution?
Scott K9MA
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