[TowerTalk] Falling Rotator Bolts... Part2........ wv4r
The Farm
The Farm" <thefarm@neto.com
Thu, 5 Aug 1999 08:17:17 -0500
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Dear TTs,=20
Having just read another opinion about Loose rotator bolts, I got to =
thinking how I install mine.
The longer the distance from the Thrust Bearing (hope you use one) to =
the Rotator, the less the stress if there is a slight misallignment, =
right?
The closer the match of the pipe/mast o.d. size and the rotator max =
acceptable, the closer to dead center?
The larger the pipe/mast to the max size of the thrust bearing max =
acceptable the less chance of tightening it Off-center, right?
Installing the whole thing LOOSELY first, then rotating it a bit and =
finding the Sweet Spot and Then tightening might help, right?
And, of course, doing the Whole thing On The Ground is mucho betta than =
carrying the rotator control box Up the tower, holding it in one hand =
whilst ye hold onto the tower with the Other and then try tightening =
with your Third Hand, right?
Of course... This is My Personal opinion and I could be wrong!
murf/wv4r
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Dear TTs, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Having just read another opinion about =
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rotator bolts, I got to thinking how I install mine.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">The longer the distance from the Thrust =
Bearing=20
(hope you use one) to the Rotator, the less the stress if there is a =
slight=20
misallignment, right?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">The closer the match of the pipe/mast =
o.d. size=20
and the rotator max acceptable, the closer to dead =
center?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">The larger the pipe/mast to the max size =
of the=20
thrust bearing max acceptable the less chance of tightening it =
Off-center,=20
right?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Installing the whole thing LOOSELY =
first, then=20
rotating it a bit and finding the Sweet Spot and Then tightening might =
help,=20
right?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">And, of course, doing the Whole thing On =
The=20
Ground is mucho betta than carrying the rotator control box Up the =
tower,=20
holding it in one hand whilst ye hold onto the tower with the Other and =
then try=20
tightening with your Third Hand, right?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Of course... This is My Personal opinion =
and I=20
could be wrong!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">murf/wv4r</FONT></DIV>
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