[TowerTalk] It's still moving

K8RI on Tower talk k8ri-tower at charter.net
Wed Dec 7 01:05:47 EST 2005


Maybe a few remember my rotator froze up last winter.

The temp is currently down to 11 and the rotator is still working fine.   It 
sometimes starts a little sluggish, but is up to speed in just a few 
degrees. Last winter it wouldn't budge any where near the current 
temperature.

The forecast keeps getting bumped a bit lower each time I check, but they 
are now forecasting -1 F for the low.  I would be surprised if it keeps 
turning when it gets that cold.

I didn't get a chance to change the gear lube to the artic version, but I 
found that exercising the rotator from stop to stop a few times a day put 
new life into it.  It seems I had been using between 0 and 90 degrees for so 
long that the thing just didn't want to go beyond that.

I guess if it gets cold and stays cold I can go out in the shop and fire up 
the old Hallicrafters HT32, SX101, and HT-33B to stay warm. OTOH I have that 
old Henry 2K-4 and that thing throws out more heat than any amp I've ever 
run.


Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com 


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