In a message dated 7/7/2004 11:02:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, david jordan
<wa3gin@erols.com> writes:
>The Triex tower line has an electric safety switch that prevents
>extending the tower past the recommended height. ?It also has a postivie
>pull-down cable which can be configured to act as a back-up fail safe to
>the switch but this would be a last resort that could lead to component
>failure of the pull-down system. The electric winch power cut-off
>feature goes a long way to help prevent operator errors. ?Perhaps folks
>should let US TOWERS in on the secret!
Uh, US Tower is in on the secret. Considering that the same guy - Lou Tristao -
designed the towers for both of his companies, their designs are pretty
similar. The Tri-Ex towers were designed before positive pull-down was a
standard feature (as UST's are now).
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for commercial and amateur
888-833-3104
The tower in question was manually cranked - not electrically.
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