Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TowerTalk] Long rotor run

To: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com, TOWERTALK@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Long rotor run
From: TexasRF@aol.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:05:24 -0500 (EST)
List-post: <towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Hello all, correct me if I am wrong but doesn't moving the capacitor to the 
 rotator free up a couple of conductors that can be repurposed to lower the 
 voltage drop to the motor?
 
73,
Gerald K5GW
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/21/2011 9:59:45 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
Cqtestk4xs@aol.com writes:

Two ways  to go...
Put the starting cap at the rotor , or put the starting cap at  the  
junction box below.  I simply removed the cap from the  control box and  
mounted it 
at the base of the tower...worked  fine.

Bill KH7XS/K4XS


In a message dated 11/21/2011 3:56:21  P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,  
n5dg@airmail.net  writes:

I'm  using a tail twister rotor 350 ft form the control  box turning a 
2 el  quad, This problem reoccurs each winner when the  wind blows 
..Well in fact  any time the wind blows .. With the wind  20 mph or 
more the rotor stalls ,  I did use # 14 wire on the motor  leads and I 
have a junction box at the  base of the tower were I  change to regular 
rotor cable going up the tower  .

Heres my  Question, can I put a Start or Run Capacitor in my junction  
box and  still leave the capacitor in the control box ? would this   
help?  Another  thought was , could I replace the transformer  in  the 
control box to a little higher voltage ?

Thanks  Ed   

_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk   mailing   list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk  mailing  list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>