[TowerTalk] Ham Antenna Rotator: The Teardown

[Jim]

A cookie sheet is much more practical for this. Rather than a high sided 
bucket.


Thanks
73
Jim W7RY

On 12/3/2018 1:20 PM, Steve Bookout wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Hint to those who have never taken one of these rotators apart.
>
> After you remove the bolts/screws holding the upper housing to the 
> lower housing, place the rotator in a plastic 5 gallon bucket BEFORE 
> YOU ACTUALLY SEPARATE THE TWO HOUSINGS.   The ball bearings have a 
> nasty habit of pouring out and running all over the room. You will 
> spend plenty of time on your knees looking for all of them.  This 
> keeps them together in one place.
>
> Also, if the balls themselves are any bit questionable regarding their 
> condition, you can purchase new ones from McMaster-Carr reasonably.
>
> www.mcmaster.com
>
> 73 de Steve, NR4M
>
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