[TowerTalk] Re: T2X

[K0FF]

Could very well be a broken gear. I had one tooth break of the little spur
gear, and it did a similar thing, when it got to a certain point the broken
tooth jammed in the rest of the gears and stopped the rotation.
Another foible with 2 bearing plates is if something gets out of line, a
real bind can occur, and that would also stop rotation.
Next step may be to loosen the mast clamp, and see what the "unloaded" rotor
does.
One could also hook a meter to the motor leads to assure that the internal
electrical limit isn't being triggered for some reason.

Good luck.

Geo>K0FF

PS we just worked on one of my tailwisters on the 100' SSV this morning.
Successfully, I am happy to add. The 50.5 foot mast on the 6M antenna had
twisted so hard in the big July storm, that it moved 90 degrees on the
mast...shearing a 1/4" s.s. pin bolt along with it. The rotor held fast, and
the only damage was a connector that had moisture in it, which affected the
readout on occasion. We taped that up so that should not be a problem again.
Happy Building, Geo>KØFF
http://homepages.dstream.net/K0FF

----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <9a3a@spidernet.com.cy>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 10:57 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: T2X


> In a message dated 10/18/00 8:55:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>
> Hello, TowerTalkians --
>
>     I got this message from Ivo, 9A3A,5B4ADA/C4A about his T2X. It sounds
> like a broken gear to me but maybe someone else might be able to help with
> the diagnosis. Any help appreciated.
>
> Cheers,   Steve    K7LXC
>
> 9A3A@spidernet.com.cy writes:
>
> > I just found out that my T2X rotates from South to 60 deg East and than
> >  stops. Went up on the tower and released all cables, but it's still the
> >  same. It was dark, so I couldn't do much more, but I've got the rotor
> inside
> >  the tower and the mast goes through two bearings. Any ideas about T2X?
What
> >  could go wrong, since it rotates almost 75 %, but stops at 60 deg.
> >  And, as always, one week before the contest.
> >
> >  73 Ivo 9A3A - 5B4ADA/C4A
>
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