[TowerTalk] Rotors - your thoughts please.

[Phil Camera]

No, you supply the power supply.  Personally I have mine hooked up to a 
Pyramid 5 amp 0-30 volt power supply feeding my Spid over 500 ft away 
via #10 Romex wire (UF outdoor rated, you only need four wires, I use 
the Romex for power and fire control cable, 2 #18 for the positioner) 
and find that anything over 12 volts turns the beam a little too fast.  Phil

Bernard(wtrone) wrote:

>     Thanks Phil and Larry!  Your explanations make a lot of sense.
>  
>     One additional question.  Do they sell different power supplies 
> for the rotor (the 12 to 24 volts), or is that adjustable from the 
> rotor control box that you buy with the unit?
>  
>             73,
>  
>  
>             Bernard, WA4OEJ
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Phil Camera <mailto:kb9cry at comcast.net>
>     To: Bernard(wtrone) <mailto:wtrone at comcast.net>
>     Cc: Lee Buller <mailto:k0wa at swbell.net> ; TowerTalk Reflector
>     <mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>
>     Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 7:58 PM
>     Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotors - your thoughts please.
>
>     There is only model of AlfaSpid.  The different specs are there
>     and depend on what voltage you feed to it.  It'll take anywhere
>     from 12 to 24 volts.  The more voltage, the faster it turns and
>     the more torque is gives.  Make sense?  Phil  KB9CRY
>
>     Bernard(wtrone) wrote:
>
>>    Lee:
>>
>>        I have a HyGain T2X that has been in operation for about 30 years.
>>All I have ever done to it is replace the "motor" control capacitor in the
>>shack mounted control box.  For ten years it turned a HyGain TH-7 with a
>>Cushcraft A3WS ten feet above it.  Haven't had a single problem with it.
>>
>>        For anyone who has an Alpha Spid, I have a question.  I went to
>>their website and looked at their specification chart.  I noticed that there
>>are 3 different Alpha Spid ratings depending on the control voltage.  I
>>didn't notice any different model numbers, so is the control voltage
>>selectable?  If not, what are the differences in the three?
>>
>>        TIA.
>>
>>                73,
>>
>>
>>                Bernard, WA4OEJ
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Lee Buller" <k0wa at swbell.net>
>>To: "TowerTalk Reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 1:37 PM
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] Rotors - your thoughts please.
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>>Towertalkians......
>>>
>>>I have a 60 foot 25G tower with a TH6DXX and a HAM III as a Rotor.  I
>>>    
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>>actually have two HAM III rotors...one for a spare...but....
>>  
>>
>>>I am looking to do some tower work this spring and summer and wonder the
>>>    
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>>collective wisdom about getting a different rotor.  These rotors are 20 to
>>25 years old...they have been rebuilt by Norms at least once...and I wonder
>>if I should go to a different rotor.
>>  
>>
>>>So, what do people like out there?  T2X?  Yaesu?  Stay with what I got?
>>>    
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>>AlphSpid?
>>  
>>
>>>I can either have mine rebuilt again or go with a T2X that is used....
>>>
>>>I will be getting a new beam but I am not sure what yet....could be a
>>>    
>>>
>>SteppIR 3-element, a C4, or an OPTI-Beam.
>>  
>>
>>>So, what do you all think based on your experience....
>>>
>>>Lee - K0WA
>>>
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