[TowerTalk] Rebuilding Ham M Rotor

[Bill Coleman]

On 10/4/01 1:59 PM, Anthony Bowyer at adb1x1@yahoo.com wrote:

>  Those of you who rebuild your own rotors, do you
>paint the base of the brake housing, the part that
>mount on a plate or has the lower mast support
>attached?

I didn't see any need to paint mine.

I once had an AR22 that had seen far, far too many years outdoors. I 
sandblasted it, and it looked good as new for 8 years when I sold it.

On my Ham-M did separate the aluminum housing from the galvanized steel 
rotator shelf with stainless washers. It also forms a small gap which 
allows air to circulate and avoid water to pool and corrode both the 
shelf and the housing.

I used stainless 1/4" bolts as well.



Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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