We also have rotator controllers that "ramp up" and "ramp down" the torque,
for the same set of reasons.
M2's controller for a prop pitch rotator is such a beast.
73, Guy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hink and Kinks
>
> At 09:48 PM 12/17/01 -0500, Tom Rauch wrote:
> >
> >I hate to bring this up, but the same bolt-through -the-mast hint and
> >the rubber-hose-on-the-tower-cross-member hinter also suggested
> >mounting a rotor with rubber bumbers to eliminate "shock" when
> >the rotor starts and stops.
>
> This strikes me as less off-the-wall than the other "hints." Dave Leeson
> uses rubber torsion dampers out of a BMW drivetrain, I believe, to smooth
> out shock loads on his rotators. I think Yaesu may even offer such a
thing
> specifically for rotator use. That puts the flexibility in the mast, but
> it could be in the rotator mounting if you could do it durably.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> www.qsl.net/n4zr
>
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