[TowerTalk] US Tower 72 ft crank up grinds to a standstill

[Alan Swinger]

Sounds like something is jammed and preventing the tower from extending . . . so block the sections and suggest climb up an look. Verify that the rotor cable and/or rotor body is not protruding such that it fouls the next tower section, and also check the cut-out switches to be sure they are clear. 
Alan K9MBQ


-----Original Message-----
>From: FritzOAQ <fritz at k4oaq.com>
>Sent: May 26, 2020 12:08 PM
>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>Cc: 'FritzOAQ' <fritz at k4oaq.com>
>Subject: [TowerTalk] US Tower 72 ft crank up grinds to a standstill
>
>Hey guys,
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>I have a US Tower 72 ft crank up. I just put a Steppir DB36 with NN4ZZ's
>Tilt Plate on it. I cranked it up to vertical & turned on the motor to raise
>it to 72 ft. The motor turns a few times with the tower not moving up & then
>grinds to a stop. I haven't climbed up to see if I left anything stuck in
>the tower to keep it from moving. I feel like the problem of that is pretty
>slim.
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>Let me add a few more details that my give a hint to the more knowledgeable.
>The tower has been tilted over on its side for abt a year. A couple weeks
>ago, after I had the Tilt Plate & Steppir connected, I discovered I had put
>the rotor (located inside the tower) on, turned so the cable connection wud
>not clear the tower when it telescoped up. I had to run the tower out abt 6
>ft with the Steppir on it so I cud get to the rotor & turn in.
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>Any thoughts, suggestions wud be most appreciated.
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>73,
>
>Fritz K4OAQ
>
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