[TowerTalk] Brake Winches

[Patrick Greenlee]

There is more than one type of winch brake.  Worm drives above a certain 
reduction ratio won't "motor" or allow the load to turn the winch.  
There are no brake parts as such but you get full control and if you 
turn lose of the handle the load will not be able to turn the winch. No 
brake parts = no brake parts to wear or overheat in use.

Stand by for others to comment on the brakes with dedicated brake parts.

Patrick    NJ5G

On 6/29/2015 10:10 AM, Wilson wrote:
> Would someone please explain how brake winches work?
> I want to use one as a tilt winch on a 40’ Rohn 25G tower.
> The tower is bracketed to my chimney and the tilt load obviously drops to nil as the tower gets to vertical.
> So what happens when the load gets below the minimum’ value in the spec’s??
> Wilson
> W4BOH
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