Had a long talk with Jodi in tech support at US Towers. He said that is how
they did it for a brief period before seeing the error of their ways. He
said that my tower should have been done the correct way, but they had a new
guy doing the motors last fall and he sent some out with the wrong
configuration. It took me three phone calls and some blood pressure spikes
to get some attention. Once I found the right person, he had no problem
replacing the motor. At least that is what I was told today in a late day
phone call. It has turned out a lot better than I was starting to fear.
Bottom line is I need to bend some aluminum into a "rain" shield and plug
the holes that point upward on the motor with silicone. They are going to
drill new drain holes in the replacement motor. I should have the new motor
late next week. I had about 5 weeks left on my warranty. Life is good.
Pat, K8PC
----- Original Message -----
From: "K4SAV" <RadioIR@charter.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower HDX555 Tale of Woe
> Sounds like your cover was installed upside down. I checked mine, and
> it has two holes on the bottom, no holes on the top.
>
> Jerry, K4SAV
>
> Pat Chiles wrote:
>
>>I have a brand new HDX555 installed Nov. 2004. I do very little hamming
>>during the summer months because of a fire that burnt one end of the house
>>from a lightening strike to an antenna. A small concession to keep peace
>>in the house. I disconnect everything in May and put it back together in
>>September.
>>
>>I just tried to raise (motorized) the HDX555 to get some SWR readings etc
>>before some planned maintenance and changes. Turned on the circuit
>>breakers, went to the tower, reset the GFI, and then watched the GFI trip
>>everytime I threw the switch. The problem was traced to the motor start
>>capacitor. The metal hood that covers the capacitor on the motor was
>>totally full of very rusty water. This hood has a rubber sealing gasket,
>>but for some reason my hood has two 1/4 inch holes drilled in it and they
>>on the top of the hood.
>>
>>I thought these might be drain hole but they are in such a location that
>>even if the hood was install with the holes down they would not drain it.
>>It appears a modification and repair is in my future.
>>
>>If you own one of these towers you may want to check the capacitor hood.
>>Pat, K8PC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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