[TowerTalk] Drill motor

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

On 2/20/2014 10:24 AM, TexasRF at aol.com wrote:
> 10 seconds on, 30 seconds off?

I'd stay well away from those.  I want something I can pull the trigger 
and go till done. I'd find that 10/30 to be really frustrating when 
raising a tower. A drill motor rated for mixing should do the job. 
That's why they are so much more expensive.

If working a regular motor hard as with a winch that has a friction 
brake, 30 seconds may not be enough cooling time.  That was about what I 
used on the biggest Dewalt Lowe's sells. I burned it up in less than 5 
minutes drilling 3/4" holes in 1/2" steel.

I had drilled 1/2" With my battery powered, variable speed, variable 
torque, (hammer capable) drill motor  I was enlarging the holes to 3/4" 
with the big drill motor.  Even though the battery powered motor was 
smaller, it did get hot, but I was able to just pull the trigger and go 
till the holes were done and I didn't wait between holes like I did with 
the big motor.


73

Roger (K8RI)


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> In a message dated 2/20/2014 7:22:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> richard at karlquist.com writes:
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> 300 RPM  is too fast for the winch, and the winch will
> overheat.  If you slow  down the drill, then the little
> fans inside do not provide adequate cooling  for the
> drill and the drill overheats.  That is the  dilemma.
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> Rick N6RK
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> On 2/20/2014 6:55 AM, Mike Reublin NF4L  wrote:
>> I ran across the DeWalt DWD460 drill. It draws 11 amps, and has
> continuously variable speeds in 2 ranges( 0 300 and 0 1300 RPM). Seems like  that
> would get away from the overheating problem in the worm-gear  winches.
>> Anyone use one?
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>> 73, Mike NF4L
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