[TowerTalk] Long rotor run

[K8RI]

On 11/21/2011 11:11 AM, TexasRF at aol.com wrote:
> 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.
>

Or even your local hardware store, most likely stocked for the same 
purpose.  The value is not critical.
If you go a little over it won't hurt...might help in this case.  I 
think I paid about $10 for one (name brand and it was about 2 years ago) 
at the local Ace Hardware store.
The "Big Box" stores likely have them too, but check to see who and 
where they were made.

  73

Roger (K8RI)

> 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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