[TowerTalk] TailTwister overhaul

[jpk5lad at cox.net]

Hi Bob --
I was going to refer you to my website but I see that you 
already ran across it.  Just one other thing -- I had a ham 
write me recently about the ball bearings wanting to know 
the size so he could check locally for a source.  I 
happened to have one pretty handy and measured it as 
3/8".  He wrote me back that he was able to buy all he 
needed plus a big bunch of spares, from there in his town 
for just a couple of bucks.  That would beat the MFJ price 
all to pieces.

Good luck with your project and I hope the article on my 
website is a help.

73,
Jim - K5LAD

BTW - That need to rotate in the opposite direction first 
before starting your main turn is common to the Tail-
Twister due to the brake point being a bit more square 
than the other models.  If yours is just now requiring that 
after all these years you've led a charmed life and I'd 
recommend you buy a ticket for the next big lottery.  
You're a lucky man.




On 1 Apr 2012 at 18:03, Bob K6UJ wrote:

> Gary,
> 
> Thanks,  I'll put a new one in  for good measures and see what
> happens. It is probably due to be replaced after all these years
> anyway.
> 
> tnx
> Bob
> K6UJ
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 1, 2012, at 5:58 PM, Gary Schafer wrote:
> 
> > Before you take it down from the tower you might want to try a new
> > capacitor in the control box. A weak capacitor could be the problem
> > of the motor not always wanting to start, not enough torque.
> > 
> > 73
> > Gary  K4FMX
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> >> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob K6UJ
> >> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 8:33 PM
> >> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> >> Subject: [TowerTalk] TailTwister overhaul
> >> 
> >> My HyGain Tailtwister has been in the tower for 18 years now and it
> >> is showing some signs of needing a little TLC.  Sometimes when I
> >> try to rotate the beam it wont move at all, but if I turn it the
> >> opposite direction for a wee bit, then go back in the original
> >> direction, it works fine.  I am planning on taking her down and
> >> doing an overhaul.  I have been searching the archives and found a
> >> referral to this webpage for an overview of how to do the overhaul
> >> http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad/Rotors/Tail-Twister.htm     I am
> >> going to order new bearings, races, potentiometer, and what ever
> >> else that I can find that could be replaced. I'd like it to hold up
> >> for another 18 years, hihi.   I understand that the parts are
> >> available from MFJ now. If you have overhauled a HyGain rotor and
> >> can throw me some words of advice  it would be appreciated.  Never
> >> overhauled a rotor before but it looks to be not that difficult.
> >> 
> >> tnx
> >> Bob
> >> K6UJ
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