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Re: [TowerTalk] Tailtwister Rotor Rehab Question

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tailtwister Rotor Rehab Question
From: "WA3GIN" <wa3gin@comcast.net>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:38:10 -0400
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Thanks
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tailtwister Rotor Rehab Question


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> WA3GIN wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Rebuilding the old Tailtwister.  Ballbearing look good but the grease is 
>> hard and useless, not protecting the bearing much. I used 3&1 oil to 
>> clean the bearings and races but wonder if I should just leave the 3&1 or 
>> slather the bearing with white lithium grease.
>>
> That's what I'd use. Others say different, but I'll bet you find the
> blue grease Norn's uses is similar.
> Also, there's something wrong if a rotator is picking up particles out
> of the air.
>
> 73
>
> Roger
>> Recommendations welcome. Please respond direct.
>>
>> 73,
>> dave
>> wa3gin
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