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Re: [TowerTalk] Help needed testing a rotor

To: Eric Rosenberg <ericrosenberg.dc@gmail.com>, "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Help needed testing a rotor
From: Steven Katz <stevek@jmr.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:10:50 +0000
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
C3SS is a pretty big load for a CD-45 which has no brake.

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Eric Rosenberg
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2018 10:08 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Help needed testing a rotor

The CD-45 rotor on my roof tower has been getting stuck on an intermittent 
basis.

The rotor sits about 3 feet from the top of the roof tower, where there's a 
thrust bearing. The mast extends another 3-feet and holds a
F12 C3-SS.

When it happens, it's always pointed in roughly the same direction. 
While I can sometimes get it to move after it stops, I usually have to wait 
some time (later in the day or the next day or so) before it will operate 
correctly.

It's happened when connected to both the original control box (with Rotor-EZ 
box added) and a DCU-3.  The DCU- 3 flashes "MOTOR" on the screen when it 
happens.

I haven't done any maintenance in some time, so I am assuming it's the rotor 
and/or thrust bearing that needs to be re-built or replaced.

Are there any tests I could perform before calling in help, as for medical 
reasons I can't do this work myself?

Thanks & 73,

Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC
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