[TowerTalk] winch brake

[WA2BPE]

The "best" winch brake, IMHO, is a worm drive gear winch.  They (usually)
have a much higher mechanical advantage than a simple two spur gear
setup, they have "infinite' control, and they can't rotate unless they
break.  The price you pay for this is speed; they are s-l-o-w!   I bought
a very nice manually operated one (reasonably priced) last year from
McMaster-Carr.  Whether it can be adapted to your specific use is a
totally separate question.

73,

Tom - WA2BPE

"Paul R. Ryack" wrote:

> I am about to put up a telescoping tower.  A friend who is
> helping me has had a motorized telescoping tower for several
> years.  The winch has a disk brake arrangement from Towtech,
> which seems to have gone out of business.  Does anybody have
> any suggestions for a safe, effective brake? Thanks & 73 de
> Paul, W1PR
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