[TowerTalk] HamIV Rotor sluggish

[K0DAN]

Does your tower have a thrust bearing? If yes is it cold where you are? 
Could be old/dirty/cold grease in the bearing. I chased down a rotor "low 
voltage" rotor problem once and it turned out my bearing was so grungy it 
was binding up. Remove the grease fitting, squirting solvent in it, picking 
out muck, then squirting new grease fixing the "low voltage" problem! Just a 
thought....

73

Dan
K0DAN

-----Original Message----- 
From: Doug Snowden
Sent: January 12, 2013 06:20 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] HamIV Rotor sluggish

The rotor is on a tower and the run is about 275 ft from the shack.
What is the best way to get more response from it? At times I have to
rock the antenaa back and forth to get it to even move. I am sure it
must be voltage loss.  Boost the voltage from the controller?

Doug, N4IJ
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