[TowerTalk] The inertia of rest and the tilt over

[Ian White GM3SEK]

John Hudson wrote:
>> But where do you put the lever?  I don't like the place I picked.  I want
>> to make very sure I don't damage the tower doing the prying.
>>
>
>I put my jack under one of the rails, so I am not trying to bend the 
>brace between the rails.
>

PE1BTX used a pair of air balloons from a truck suspension. These could 
be inflated to give the tower a gentle starting push, and also acted as 
buffers to prevent the tower from slamming back into the upright 
position... which is liable to be your next problem.

Details are here:
<http://g4hup.com/Stresses%20in%20Cables_web.pdf>


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek