[TowerTalk] Tail Twister Question

[Mike Fahmie via TowerTalk]

Tnx Don,
I should have mentioned that there aren't any antennas on the mast yet, and thrust bearings are taking the load.
I went ahead and tried it without incident.
-Mike-



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> From: Don Moman VE6JY <ve6jy.1 at gmail.com>
>To: Tower Talk <towertalk at contesting.com> 
>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 6:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tail Twister Question
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>You wont damage it but it may not work, depending how sticky the solenoid
>brake system is.... the brake likely will retract but may not engage
>properly.  And if you're depending on the brake to hold a yagi in a certain
>position while you are tilting it up, it may not.....
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>73 Don
>VE6JY
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>On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Mike Fahmie via TowerTalk <
>towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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>> Is it safe to operate the TX2 while it is laying on its side ?
>>
>> I don't find anything in the manual EXCEPT for this step in the CHECK OUT
>> section:
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>> D. With the rotator sitting in the upright position
>> and connected to the control unit by the 8-
>> wire cable, plug the control unit power cord
>> into a receptacle.
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>> That statement raised my caution flags.  The rotor is mounted in the tower
>> and the tower is tilted down to horizontal.  I'd like to run it briefly to
>> check things out before I hand crank it vertical.
>>
>> -Mike-
>> WA6ZTY
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