[TowerTalk] Clanking Tail Twister II

[Jay Kesterson K0GU]

On 10/27/2011 8:40 PM, dotravel at aol.com wrote:
> I have a Tail Twister II on top of my wall mounted  Tri-EX 33' crank up tower with home-brew 8' 5th section and 2' tall base. Because the tower is mounted to the wall of the shack I hear every sound from the tower and rotor -- just perfect for Halloween!  Is this noise normal for the rotor?
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> One of the most annoying sounds is when the TT-II brake is retracted with a big "ker-blamo" clanking noise that resonates through the tower and into the wall just over my head.   Before I take the rotor apart is there anything that the group can suggest to add or replace in the rotor to lessen the noise? I'm thinking that originally there may have been some cushioned stops in the rotor to prevent the the big metal-on-metal CLANK as the brake is retracted?

   Wedge brake rotators do make a sound when the brake is actuated. I 
had a house bracketed tower ONCE. I could hear all manner of vibrations 
from the antennas.

> Do the Yaesu 800/1000 series rotors also make this "clanking" noise?   Although I'd  like to not spend the money for a new rotor are there any suggesting for a quiet rotor that is in this load class?

   Yaesu rotators use a worm gear and not a wedge brake. So they don't 
go thump in the night.

73,  Jay  K0GU