[TowerTalk] 5 x conductor rotor cable ?

[john at kk9a.com]

I have a 450 foot cable run to my medium prop pitch and it works fine with 
the transformer in the shack.    For the motor I used three runs of 6 gauge 
house wire and for the sensor I used a cable that has two #18 conductors. 
For your shorter run I'm sure that you can find 3 conductor Romax and then 
use another cable for the sensor.

John  KK9A



To: jim.thom at telus.net, towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 5 x conductor rotor cable ?
From: TexasRF at aol.com
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:30:05 EDT
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8A while running; how many amps to start?

I had to locate the 24vdc power supply at the prop pitch for a 250ft and a
700ft long run at one time. The message here is to test with the cable
before  installing.

73,
Gerald K5GW






In a message dated 10/25/2010 9:16:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
jim.thom at telus.net writes:

Who  makes  5 x conductor rotor cable ?    I need 175'  for the  small PP.
   3 x BIG wires and 2 x small ones.
These small  PP's have a com/CW/CCW  for the dc motor which sucks 7-8 A .
  And 2 x small wires  for the
magnetic pulses  for the digital  readout.   Something like 3 x 12 ga's  +
2 x 20 ga's  would be ideal.  It has
to be flexible enough for a crank up.   Does it even exist ?

Tnx... Jim   VE7RF