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Re: [TowerTalk] Brake click on HAM IV rotor

To: va3pl@cuic.ca, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Brake click on HAM IV rotor
From: mcduffie@actcom.net
Reply-to: mcduffie@actcom.net
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:49:41 -0600
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:35:02 -0400, VeeAthreePL wrote:

> Can I have brake on the HAM IV rotor permanently engaged so I do not have 
> to press it every time when turning antenna?

Unless it is a special solenoid, NO!  Most solenoids of this type
have a limit to how long they can be engaged.  They will overheat
and burn up.

gm

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