You wont damage it but it may not work, depending how sticky the solenoid
brake system is.... the brake likely will retract but may not engage
properly. And if you're depending on the brake to hold a yagi in a certain
position while you are tilting it up, it may not.....
73 Don
VE6JY
On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Mike Fahmie via TowerTalk <
towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
> Is it safe to operate the TX2 while it is laying on its side ?
>
> I don't find anything in the manual EXCEPT for this step in the CHECK OUT
> section:
>
> D. With the rotator sitting in the upright position
> and connected to the control unit by the 8-
> wire cable, plug the control unit power cord
> into a receptacle.
>
>
> That statement raised my caution flags. The rotor is mounted in the tower
> and the tower is tilted down to horizontal. I'd like to run it briefly to
> check things out before I hand crank it vertical.
>
> -Mike-
> WA6ZTY
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