Will 10' of space from the thrust bearing to the rotator be good or will that
cause other problems?
73 NR6M
ex: KF7NMD
Sincerely,
Rex Turvin
www.nr6m.com
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From: Mike Reublin NF4L <nf4l@comcast.net>
To: Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us>
Cc: towertalk reflector <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 5:04 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor location
I did that, but with a custom plate that fits in the center of a section. As
Steve said, the standard Rohn plate won't fit there. W8TTH made the plate.
http://normsfab.com
73, Mike NF4L
On Nov 26, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> wrote:
> * On 2013 26 Nov 17:55 -0600, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>> There are only 2 places where the rotator shelf will fit - either at
>> the junction of 2 sections or in a top section that has the diagonals
>> missing; e.g. BPL25G. Your choice.
>
> This brings up a thought I've had for a while (forgive me for veering
> off a bit) and that is using a rotor plate for an intermediate bearing,
> or is the hole wrong? I've thought that the thrust bearing top section
> needs another bearing some distance down that section so the rotor could
> be removed without the mast tilting over and it would seem the support
> stress would be spread over a larger part of the top section. Only
> problem is getting a larger rotor inside a 25G.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> 73, de Nate >>
>
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