[TowerTalk] AC electric winch

[Jim Lux]

That's a moderately big winch... 150 ft-lb per second (60 ft/min) is about
1/4 HP (550 ftlb/sec=1HP), without allowing for any mechanical losses.  If
it's driven by a worm gear, figure the gear train efficiency is on the order
of 25%, at best.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Rowald" <rowald4 at midamer.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:32 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] AC electric winch


> Yes, I am looking for an AC electric winch that will pull a load of up
> to 150 pounds in a vertical direction. Also I need the line speed to be
> at least 60 feet per minute. I also need the winch to be able to have
> power out for reverse winding.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Harold Rowald
>
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