> Has anyone experienced rotator / plate mounting bolts loosening up,
> to the point of falling out ? I have had 2 cases of this happening,
> which were discovered this weekend.
Was fairly common for me to find lose base (mounting) bolts on my T2X
rotors back in the Columbus, OH area. QTH was on a flat land with a
200' drop off from southeast through north into a river valley that
stayed flat for miles to the west. The prevailing winds "worked" the
antennas most of the time.
Made it a practice to take the socket wrench along to the rotor any time
I needed to be on the tower. Split locks helped but generally one of the
lighter grades of loctite was the way to go.
73,
... Joe Subich, W8IK/4 ex-AD8I
<W8IK@IBM.NET>
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