[TowerTalk] GOOD DEAL ON A MY-TE WINCH IN ILLINOIS

[Terry Gerdes]

It might be tough to use that as a capstan wench.  A capstan wench uses 2 to 
4 turns of rope.  The capstan has a machined in a surface that allows the 
rope to constantly slip so its in the center of the capstan.   So the rope 
self-centers on the small part of the capstan.   Using the eBay drum winch, 
the rope will most likely roll over to one edge and then it will wrap up on 
top of itself and be very hard to deal with.

Terry - AB5K


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Maser" <bmaser at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Terry Gerdes" <terry at ab5k.net>; "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>; 
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> The winch that is being sold on eBay would work beautifully on raising 
> tower sections and antennas.  It allows multiturns of rope and the 
> operator can let it slip to control the rate of "raise".  It is really a 
> capstan winch with the winding barrel in the horizontal orientation.  I 
> wish I could afford it.
>
> Bob  W6TR
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Terry Gerdes" <terry at ab5k.net>
> To: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>; "TowerTalk List" 
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>> That's a pure winch.  For tower work, a better solution is a capstan 
>> winch.
>> Using a capstan winch, you wrap three or four turns of rope around the
>> capstan.   The operator applies 5 pounds force and can lift 200 pounds.
>> There is a chart for this somewhere that gives the ratios of turns to
>> weight.  The rope can also slip on the capstan if the forces do not 
>> balance.
>> Since the ground operator has to apply a small force, he can quickly tell 
>> is
>> something binds and correct the issue.
>>
>> Take a look at the My-Te site and look at a Model 300A.
>> http://www.myte.com/products.html
>>
>> Here is the site for the AB-Chance version.
>> http://www.hubbellpowersystems.com/powertest/chance/power_load.html
>>
>>
>> 73 Terry - AB5K
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
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>> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:16 AM
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] GOOD DEAL ON A MY-TE WINCH IN ILLINOIS
>>
>>
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