In a message dated 5/15/2010 12:01:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> Pillow block bearings were never designed to be mounted with
the shaft vertical... taking a vertical load. They WILL work just
fine on a tower.. since they will take a lateral load nicely,
just let ALL the weight sit on the rotor bearing. They still
end up being a dead loss.. since they will all eventually
rust badly, regardless of what you do to protect em.
So then why would you want to use one in the first place? Another
reason not to use them.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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