[TowerTalk] Rotor Stripping Gears?

[CubexCo@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/28/2006 12:02:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
and clamp and that held it.   Only problem came when we had a really bad 
windstorm, instead of slipping,  it took the gears out in the rotor.


        This sounds like a typical  Hy-Gain rotator failure. Is that right? 
With the current worm-gear drive  rotators (e.g. Orion, BigBoy, AlfaSpid), 
they 
won't suffer the same fate. That's  why I'm really reluctant to pin Hy-Gain 
and Yaesu rotators but 
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If someone is looking for a rotor that won't strip its gears, I have a small 
prop pitch for sale.  It has a spline hub interface, and designed for 
"pinning" the mast.  No slippage with that approach, and if you use my technique for 
securing the mast, pin, and hub it won't loosen either.  For more details go to 
www.w4qn.com 

Regards,
Norm W4QN