[TowerTalk] Unique broken Yaesu rotor

[Patrick Greenlee]

Some of the rotator mfg prohibit pinning with bolt as you describe.  
Seems it may be too stiff of a connection. I like the idea of the bolts, 
maybe lighter duty so they shear before destroying what they are to 
protect.  I have several tractor implements protected with shear bolts 
and shear them once in a while and never lost the protected shaft 
connection.  It can be a PITA to have to replace them but if you upsize 
so they won't break then you aren't protecting anything.

Patrick   NJ5G


On 2/21/2015 5:56 PM, Charles Henry wrote:
> Yaesu G 2800 shear bolts from rotor body to upper clamshell.  About 7 yrs service, one thrust bearing, large single Optibeam, mast pinned to clam shell, often cranked down fully on tower.
> Reporter, Charly K4VUD
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