[TowerTalk] US Towers TX-472MDPL Remote Control

[Paul Playford]

Only if you think there is any possibility of that chain breaking.

de Paul, W8AEF

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ve6wz_Steve" <ve6wz at shaw.ca>
To: "'Paul Playford'" <w8aef at worldnet.att.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>;
"'WD0M'" <wd0m at centurytel.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 11:43 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] US Towers TX-472MDPL Remote Control


> Also, I have seen six US Towers that have the motor driving a worm drive
> which in turn drives a chain that drives the cable drum.  One of the 89
> foot towers came down on me when the chain broke - a $12,000 OH S..T.
> Stay away from that design as it is very dangerous.
>
> Hmmm...should I be worried ??
>
> What you are describing sounds like the standard US tower crank-up
> design.  I've never heard of the chain breaking.  How common is this?
> Have others experienced this problem??
>
> Steve ve6wz. http://www.qsl.net/ve6wz/index.html
>
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