[TowerTalk] Ham IV problem

[David McKenzie]

The gear may have broken teeth, that would prevent it from moving past 75
degrees. Seems unlikely, but it would certainly cause that.

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 9:56 AM, N4NW <n4nw at n4nw.org> wrote:

> Has the antenna spun around which could have resulted in cables
> becoming fouled and limited the rotation?
>
> Happen with my Diawa some years ago.
>
> 73's
> Tom
>
> At 01:40 AM 9/25/2009, Paul Ormandy wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Am hoping someone can suggest a solution to a problem my Ham IV has
> >developed, i.e. it will only swing between 75 and 180 degrees.
> >
> >It makes all the right noises, i.e the brake still releases and sounds
> >normal when moving between 75 and 180deg and the thrust bearing is still
> >supporting the load (a 3 el SteppIR on a 6m pipe).
> >
> >We had heavy winds last night so that may have been the contributing
> factor.
> >
> >Hope someone can help.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >
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