[TowerTalk] Rotor Issue/Question

[jpk5lad at cox.net]

Hi Steve -- 
I've written several articles on my website 
about rebuilding CDE rotators including one 
complete article on rebuilding the Tail-Twister. 
I also had a problem of losing some teeth off 
the ring gear but mine were not near the stop 
stob as yours evidently were. The articles 
can be found at: 

<http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad/Rotors/Rot
ator%20Repair%20Menu.htm> 

The articles have numerous pictures for the 
rotator rebuilder including some of my rotator 
with the missing ring gear teeth. 

Good luck and 73, 
Jim - K5LAD 





On 7 Apr 2013 at 15:10, Crownhaven wrote: 

> I recently had a failure of my T2X. It would stick on a particular NE 
> heading. I pulled it down yesterday and found........ 
> 
> The ring gear teeth were sheared off underneath where it has 
> the protruding section that will actuate the limit switch arm 
> & continued CW from there. 
> Was it just a coincidence that it happened in that area or do 
> the teeth just happen to be weaker there for some reason? 
> For those that have lost ring gear teeth, has that been a common 
> area where it happened? This corresponded to the heading of NE. 
> 
> 
> Have the same question into Norm's Rotor Service. I'm prepared to 
> replace the ring gear but curious as to why this happened the way it 
> did. An inspection of the rotor revealed no other apparent issues. 
> 
> Steve, N4JQQ, Memphis, TN 
> 

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