Re: [TowerTalk] Ham II rotor mounting holes

[K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us>]

My spare Tailtwister measures exactly 3.00 inches center to center.

I thing you template has shrunk.

73,
Scott K9MA

On 7/11/2020 21:07, James Wolf wrote:
> I have a Tailtwister that needs to come down for limit switch and indicator
> problems.  I have a Ham II rotor that I am going to temporary put in its
> place.
>
> Will the Ham II rotor's four mounting bolts fit in the same four holes that
> are drilled for the Tailtwister?
>
> The Ham II's holes are 3 inches apart, but the template I have for the
> Tailtwister measures about 2.9 inches.  Is the template distorted?
>
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>
> Twisting the Ham II and re-drilling the holes is a problem because the
> opening for the control wires is cut in the rotor plate.
>
> So, is my solution to twist the rotor, drill new holes and put standoff's
> between the Ham II rotor and the mounting plate to accommodate the control
> cable?  I'm not happy doing it this way.
>
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>
> This rotor plate is custom built that fits in the # 5 section of the Rohn
> HBX tower series.
>
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>
> Other solutions?
>
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>
> Jim - KR9U
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