[TowerTalk] Fwd: MA40 and T2X rotor off center

[Norm n3ykf]

Good evening
This is Norm's wife, N3YKF. He just passed away and each time I get one of
this e mails, it hurts so bad.
Please, I can not find how to unsuscribe him
Can you help me?
https://www.hefuneralhome.com/notices/Norman-McSweyn

Thank you

Lizeth



On Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 17:16 Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net wrote:

> At least my T2X manual says 2 1/16”. It must be right because I use 1/32”
> shims with my 2” mast and all is perfect.
>
> Now for an embarrassing admission: I was ignorant of this for nearly 20
> years and couldn’t understand why my relatively modest antenna load would
> regularly chew up my rotator, nor did I understand why, no matter what I
> did, the rotator would sound like it was binding as it rotated. Once I
> realized my foolishness, I added the shim and, just like magic, I’ve had no
> more problems.
>
> Kim N5OP
>
> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as
> the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>
> > On Dec 16, 2018, at 11:32, Bob K6UJ <k6uj at pacbell.net> wrote:
> >
> > l looked it up in the manual.  The T2X manual says maximum mast diameter
> is 2 1/16"
> > 73,BobK6UJ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >    On Sunday, December 16, 2018, 5:29:21 AM PST, Julio Peralta <
> jperalta4 at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > I believe the maximum mast size a TX2 rotor will accept is 2 1/16" not 2
> 1/8".
> >
> > Julio, W4HY
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> FERNANDO MUGUERZA VIDEGARAY
> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2018 1:07 AM
> > To: towertalk at contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Fwd: MA40 and T2X rotor off center
> >
> > I checked in one spec of the T2X rotor and says can drive pipes up to
> 2-1/8”, so the shims should be 1/16” each for a 2” pipe.
> > Also check if rotor base is centered on the tower’s base.
> >   Fernando,XE2FL
> >
> > Fernando José Muguerza,XE2FL
> > Cel. 81.1589.2930
> > Email. Fernandojmuguerza at gmail.com
> > Email. xe2fl.kf5mn at gmail.com
> >
> > Enviado desde mi iPhone
> >
> > Inicio del mensaje reenviado:
> >
> >> De: FERNANDO MUGUERZA VIDEGARAY <xe2fl.kf5mn at gmail.com>
> >> Fecha: 15 de diciembre de 2018, 23:46:45 GMT-6
> >> Para: towertalk-owner at contesting.com
> >> Asunto: MA40 and T2X rotor off center
> >>
> >>   I think the reason for the wooble of the rotor output is because the
> rotor is capable of turning Antenna’s pipes up to a list 2-3/8” in
> diameter,if one uses 2” pipes,since one of the grips is fixed with the base
> of the rotor and the other is movable to clamp,the shaft will be off
> center,unless you shim(3/16”) both sides to make to be centered in this
> case!
> >>         Fernando,XE2FL
> >>
> >>
> >> Fernando José Muguerza,XE2FL
> >> Cel. 81.1589.2930
> >> Email. Fernandojmuguerza at gmail.com
> >> Email. xe2fl.kf5mn at gmail.com
> >>
> >> Enviado desde mi iPhone
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