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> 1. Re: balky TailTwister update (TexasRF@aol.com)
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> I have seen the brake get lazy in these type rotators when they get some age
> on them. This is mostly a problem with longish cables needing to be made of
> larger gauge wires. If this is the problem you can sometimes "get by" by
> adding a 6.3vac booster transformer in series with the two large leads that
> are
> connected to the brake. You are using the large conductors for the brake,
> right?
>
> 73/k5gw
I thought of that also. No I can hear the brake release. And as I said...if I
manually
give it a little muscle assistance, it starts right up.
Yes I'm using the larger wires and as I said, the rotor is right outside my
wall and the
cable is about 10 feet.
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