[TowerTalk] Tailtwister Problem

[Scott Detloff K8DX]

>I would suggest changing the phase shift capacitor in the control
>box before climbing the tower. You can get one at your local electric
>motor shop for about $4. Mine is labeled 124 - 149 microfarads at
>125 volts A.C. It's a lot bigger, so you'll have to kluge it in.
>
>When these capacitors start to fail, it shows up as low torque in
>the motor. This may or may not be your problem, but for four bucks,
>what the hey!
>

Great idea, but I would take even one step further.  I got the tip from K4OJ
and mounted all of my capacitors at the rotator.  Saves two wires per
rotator
that don't need to be run all the way back to the shack. With four T2X's
with runs of over 250', and three others at more that 175', it was a very
smart investment.

Scott K8DX


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