Good point Jim.
I keep my eye on the weatherman and if bad stuff is about to set in, I crank my
towers down BEFORE the bad stuff gets here or the power goes down.
NJ0F
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On Apr 1, 2013, at 1:26 AM, Jim Rhodes <jimk0xu@gmail.com> wrote:
> I went with the DC and trickle charger too. Inside with big wire going to
> tower (it is less than 10ft from the house). My reason for doing it this
> way instead of AC is that I can lower my tower AFTER the power goes off.
>
> Jim K0XU Sent from my Xoom tablet
> On Mar 31, 2013 2:14 PM, "Andre VanWyk" <kr5dx@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Been there done that, and my experience was nothing but a pain. Do it
>> right and go AC.
>>
>> The price of a DC hoist will get you close a AC model.
>>
>> 73
>> NJ0F
>>
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>> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 8:29 PM
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>> Subject: [TowerTalk] DC for winchwes
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>> For those who use 12v DC electric winches or hoists to lift the tower, I
>>> am curious as to power sources used.
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