[TowerTalk] Long rotor run

[TexasRF at aol.com]

Should have also mentioned that the capacitors are notoriously failure  
prone. There are far better and longer lasting capacitors available from air  
conditioning parts suppliers.
 
As the original capacitors age, they become lossy and eventually the  
rotator just quits altogether.
 
73,
Gerald K5GW
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/21/2011 10:05:57 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
TexasRF at aol.com writes:

Hello  all, correct me if I am wrong but doesn't moving the capacitor to 
the  
rotator free up a couple of conductors that can be repurposed to lower the  
voltage drop to the motor?

73,
Gerald K5GW



In a  message dated 11/21/2011 9:59:45 A.M. Central Standard Time,   
Cqtestk4xs at aol.com writes:

Two ways  to go...
Put the  starting cap at the rotor , or put the starting cap at  the   
junction box below.  I simply removed the cap from the  control  box and  
mounted it 
at the base of the tower...worked   fine.

Bill KH7XS/K4XS


In a message dated 11/21/2011  3:56:21  P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,  
n5dg at airmail.net   writes:

I'm  using a tail twister rotor 350 ft form the  control  box turning a 
2 el  quad, This problem reoccurs each  winner when the  wind blows 
..Well in fact  any time the wind  blows .. With the wind  20 mph or 
more the rotor stalls ,  I did  use # 14 wire on the motor  leads and I 
have a junction box at  the  base of the tower were I  change to regular 
rotor cable  going up the tower  .

Heres my  Question, can I put a Start  or Run Capacitor in my junction  
box and  still leave the  capacitor in the control box ? would this   
help?   Another  thought was , could I replace the transformer  in  the  
control box to a little higher voltage ?

Thanks   Ed    

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