[TowerTalk] Rotator Question

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

Please tell me what this #2-#4 wire is going to do that the Faraday 
shield effect of the tower legs around the rotor is not going to do? Or 
the metal of the rotor bell-housing itself? That pot is buried several 
layers deep, covered with metal. Does a #2-#4 wire have some priority 
for lightning? I really need to know, as I have been extremely lucky to 
escape any rotor damage, even with several lightning direct hits to my 
tower.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
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On 5/21/2011 2:00 PM, towertalk-request at contesting.com wrote:
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 15:58:30 -0400
> From: "Gary Schafer"<garyschafer at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator Question
> To: "'K. Alan Robbins'"<lnmoose at chartermi.net>,
> 	<towertalk at contesting.com>
> Message-ID:<30AFC9A2F47C4C3E990DAA8B668AB726 at garyPC>
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> You may have had lightning take out the pot. Place a heavy #2-#4 jumper from
> the top of the rotor to the bottom.
>
> 73
> Gary  K4FMX
>
>> >  -----Original Message-----
>> >  From:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com  [mailto:towertalk-
>> >  bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K. Alan Robbins
>> >  Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 3:08 PM
>> >  To:towertalk at contesting.com
>> >  Subject: [TowerTalk] Rotator Question
>> >  
>> >  To everyone who responded off-list with gracious help, copies of owner's
>> >  manuals,  etc.   Thank you very much.
>> >  
>> >  
>> >  
>> >  It seems I am the victim of bad luck with this rotator, and/or I need
>> >  lots
>> >  of exercise climbing up and down the tower this year.
>> >  
>> >  
>> >  
>> >  73 de W8VCK