[TowerTalk] Garage door opener rotator

[Roderick M. Fitz-Randolph]

>Has anyone heard of modifying a garage door opener into a robust
>rotator?  Cheap, slow and lotsa torque, no brush noise, but more
>difficult to modify than a prop-pitch for sure. (..and ya got to go
>to the sun visor in your car to rotate it.)
>
>de KD7LS
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Wow, now THIS could start a new thread!!  Ok, all you mechanical
genii: here's your chance to shine.  One of the worm-drive garage
door openers that could be modified to operate and stop at a particular
place would seem to be a great candidate for even tower rotation!

What say?

Rod, W5HVV



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