- 1. [TowerTalk] Orion 2800 mast clamp redux (score: 1)
- Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:46:51 -0700
- There are many opinions posted about the stock mast clamp from great to junk. Presumably, based on experiences either way. This post is about a modification I made to improve the clamp reliability at
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Orion 2800 mast clamp redux (score: 1)
- Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:02:18 +0000
- Sounds like an excellent modification. My question is what failed in the prop motor? Did something actually break? The material in a prop motor is exceptionally strong, and I cant imagine any kind of
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- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Orion 2800 mast clamp redux (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Bookout <steve@nr4m.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:17:03 -0400
- Along those lines... I use a male/female 1 3/8 inch (?) splined shaft from agricultural tractors. Tractor Supply has a shaft approx 8 inches long that has a male spline on one end and a female on th
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- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Orion 2800 mast clamp redux (score: 1)
- Author: john@kk9a.com
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:26:58 -0500
- Nicely done Grant. It will be interesting to see how the re-machined Orion clamp works for you. I am sure that many are curious about your prop pitch failure, was it a K7NV unit? What size was it and
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- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Orion 2800 mast clamp redux (score: 1)
- Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 19:29:44 +0000
- We always found the spline/sockets at wrecking yards. At least at that time there wasnt much call for them and the one yard we used always had a good supply. And the exact model isnt critical as long
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-06/msg00098.html (9,915 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Orion 2800 mast clamp redux (score: 1)
- Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 19:45:35 +0000
- Ah yes. Water is the one thing that will kill a PP. I haven't checked lately, but all the internal bearings were still available as of about 15 years ago. The only one I could never find is the th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-06/msg00099.html (8,185 bytes)
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