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Re: [TowerTalk] Ham Antenna Rotator: The Teardown

To: Steve Bookout <steve@nr4m.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ham Antenna Rotator: The Teardown
From: Jim Rhodes <jimk0xu@gmail.com>
Reply-to: jim@rhodesend.net
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 13:58:20 -0600
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If you are smart you have a floor flange and short piece of 1 1/4 inch pipe
fastened to the bottom of the bucket (or hog pan) for reassembly purposes.


Jim Rhodes
K0XU

On Mon, Dec 3, 2018, 13:20 Steve Bookout <steve@nr4m.com wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Hint to those who have never taken one of these rotators apart.
>
> After you remove the bolts/screws holding the upper housing to the lower
> housing, place the rotator in a plastic 5 gallon bucket BEFORE YOU
> ACTUALLY SEPARATE THE TWO HOUSINGS.   The ball bearings have a nasty
> habit of pouring out and running all over the room. You will spend
> plenty of time on your knees looking for all of them.  This keeps them
> together in one place.
>
> Also, if the balls themselves are any bit questionable regarding their
> condition, you can purchase new ones from McMaster-Carr reasonably.
>
> www.mcmaster.com
>
> 73 de Steve, NR4M
>
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