There is an article in the ARRL Antenna Compendium Vol. 6 page 151 about
adding an AC motor to a crank up tower.
Julio, W4HY
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[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Lou
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 8:22 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Motorizing a Crank up
All,
A few months ago I asked the same question...but I still have not
arrived at a solution to my problem....
I want to motorize a LM354E...currently it has a hand winch and it is a
bear to raise....there isn't a gear box on this tower...
A number of people responded with an electirc drill hooked up to a worm
gear winch solution...functional but not what I was looking for...
A few other recommended a 120V winch by Dayton....that that has a free
spool lever which would allow the tower to free spool down.... the
safety concerns got to me...I could see my TH11 come roaring down around
me!
There are a number of 120 winches out there...primarily designed for
pulling applications...like the Warn Works unit...this unit looks like
it could do the job but I was wondering about its durability hanging on
a tower, exposed to the elements.
http://www.warn.com/works/acwinches/1500AC.shtmlhttp://www.warn.com/work
s/acwinches/1500AC.shtml
So heres the question again...has anyone used this winch...or something
similar to motorize a crank-up....
Any help would be appreciated!....
Lou N2TU
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