[TowerTalk] T2X cable connection at rotor

[John Birken]

*I just to swapped out a tail twister - directional  pot went bad. Norm’s
rotor service was suspicious loose cable connector caused my problem. In my
rotor plug-in connector was loose.  Cause uncertain. Norm was too busy to
quickly repair it so I sent it to Ken Brownson kt4ki at yahoo.com
<kt4ki at yahoo.com> , ROTORTIME.  Good e-ham ratings. He recommended going
back to the screws. He had many problems with the rotor plug in the many
fixed rotors.*

*Having experienced your problem the answer is either way.  Tight triple
tape the rotor connector 1) 3M tape 33 2) 3M tape 80 & 3)3M tape 33.
Winding of outside tape to reduces the stickiness 3M 80 tension tape. You
could also use the black antenna tar. I stopped using it - very hard to
remove. I’m going with the screws but your question is a toss.  Tape
heavily either way with cable mechanical tension in mind. Either of the
above nicely transmits the structural tension that pulls wires/connectors
apart.*

*Good luck,*

*John, K2SFS *
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2018 04:31:41 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob K6UJ <k6uj at pacbell.net>
To: Towertalk Reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] T2X cable connection at rotor
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I am replacing the old rotator cable going to a T2X on my tower. ?Can you
recommend a better solution for connecting the wires to the rotor other
than the stock solution ? ?I see the newer T2X's have an inline plug but
heard that it isn't very reliable. ?
thanks,BobK6UJ

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