[TowerTalk] Sick Tailtwister

[Bill Parry]

Barry,

My tailtwister is 120 feet up and I can clearly hear the rotor. Be sure you
put your ear against the tower. When the brake is released, you should hear
a very distinct "clang" noise. ( I can hear this at some distance from the
tower. If the rotator turns, it will have a grinding sound. If not, it sorta
whines. If the break sticks, which happens all too often in these rotators
the brake seems to vibrate and you can hear this too.

If you hear nothing, that is probably not a good sign. Seems like I remember
that there are some resistance measurements that you can make from the
ground.

Bill, W5VX



>-----Original Message-----
>From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K4BEV at aol.com
>Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 10:32 PM
>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sick Tailtwister
>
>
>In a message dated 10/16/05 8:11:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>wtrone at comcast.net writes:
>
>Unfortunately, I can't hear the rotor from the ground.  It is  about 70
>ft in the air.
>
>
>
>Barry,
>
>Put your ear to the tower and have someone else try to turn the rotor, if
>possible, or take the controller out with you. You should be able to hear
>it
>clearly if its turning.
>
>73, Don - K4BEV
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