[TowerTalk] T2X Tail Twister rotator freezes in place below 32 degrees ?

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

On 7/22/2014 4:14 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:

It's not a precision bearing to start, so a little smoothing shouldn't 
hurt, <:-))  On windy days, it's good to move the antenna a bit, every 
now and then.  The danger is the wind over powering the motor and 
running into the stops, or breaking the brake.

73

Roger (K8RI)

> You wouldn't do this to a "real" bearing, but I've had success sanding 
> out the divots, or at least making them less bumpy.  The balls are 
> cheap to replace and stainless steel ones are available from 
> McMaster.  The original Rheo-lube Hy-Gain grease is not cheap from MFJ 
> and available only in large quantities from the UK, so I use Synco 
> "Super-Lube" a TFE fortified fully synthetic grease with good 
> success.   available on ebay, amazon, grainger, etc. Synthetics 
> generally have much large useful temperature ranges than clay etc. 
> fortified greases.
>
> Grant KZ1W


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