[TowerTalk] Tilt winch article

[Jim Lux]

On 2/3/14 10:16 AM, Earl Wesner wrote:
> I would recommend taking that DC /winch /back to HFT and trade it for
> one of their /hoists/ and make a bracket for it then mount it upside
> down with the cable running up. The hoists are designed for lifting,
> whereas the winches are designed for pulling horizontally, like an SUV
> or boat.
>

'XK makes a very important point.. most winches do not have a brake, 
since they're used for dragging something horizontally. If power fails 
or you turn off the winch or the gears break, the load just sits there 
and the cable goes a bit slack.

Hoists usually have an internal brake or are geared such that they can 
hold the load with no power. (although I have had some, shall we say, 
exciting moments with a set of 110VAC hoists that didn't hoist all at 
the same rate, so the loads didn't distribute evenly)

> HFT sells a couple that run on 110volts and have a hand control (no
> doubt you saw them). There is a ham which I'll provide the link to who
> did just that.
>
> Earl    N4XK
>
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