Yes, but the Orion is wimpy on the torque. It frequently will not turn the
DX Engineering 3 el 40 when it's windy. . . . a real bummer when you're in
the middle of a contest.
-----Original Message-----
From: K7LXC@aol.com <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: earlham@radiks.net <earlham@radiks.net>; towertalk@contesting.com
<towertalk@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] t2x, c31xr and ef240x
>In a message dated 99-09-01 19:51:20 EDT, earlham@radiks.net writes:
>
>> However, the worm gear approach the Big Boy uses should be much better in
>> terms of overall strength, braking, and longevity.
>
> Well, the Orion uses a worm gear too.
>
>> Time will tell.
>
> Sho 'nuff.
>
>Cheers, Steve K7LXC
>
>
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