[TowerTalk] mast slipping in Yaesu rotor

[Pete Smith]

Recent ones also come with instructions emphasizing the importance of the proper tightening sequence.  It is easy to imagine tightening the clamps down to the top housing off center with respect to the mast, so that when the rotator turns it puts extra stress on the clamps.

A search of the Towertalk archive should turn up lots of suggestions for anti-slip materials that might be placed between the clamps and the mast to minimize the amount of clamping pressure required, because the subject has come up over and over.  I just use a pinning bolt, and have done so for 9 years on two rotators with no problems.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 07:11 PM 10/24/2005, Keith Dutson wrote:
>Mine came with a bolt to pin it through the mast.
>
>73 Keith NM5G
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>Does anyone have any ideas about how to reduce the amount of slippage of my
>mast in my yaesu G1000DXA?
>It is hard to torque the bolts down without cracking that cast aluminum
>clamp.   Thanks, Joe N4JBK
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