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[TowerTalk] Ham Antenna Rotator: The Teardown

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Ham Antenna Rotator: The Teardown
From: Steve Bookout <steve@nr4m.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 14:20:32 -0500
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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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