I ran into the same problem when I bought my Glenn Martin 5 years ago - I just
bought one of the Yaesu one's and have had no problems ever since.
Chuck / W3YNI
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> >I just bought me a roof top tower from Glen Martain. They are out of thrust
> >bearings and wont have any for about 6-9 months can I use any thrust
> >bearing? Iam going to use a Yaseu rotor for a 4 element crush craft or a
> >3 element STEPPIR..
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> Yaesu makes a nice, but light duty thrust bearing. I'd assume it'd be
> adequate for what you describe.
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> >
> > DO I use one to match the rotor or the tower? Iam confused
> > Dave
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> The rotor mounts down in the tower and the thrust bearing at the top. It
> takes the side thrust and eliminates the leverage (tipping moment) at the
> rotor. In some cases it helps to support the load, which you shouldn't be a
> problem with a simple installation. Some towers come with a pipe, or sleeve
> at the top of the top section. This serves as a good, simple, and effective
> thrust bearing for most ham type installations.
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL Life Member)
> N833R World's oldest Debonair
> www.rogerhalstead.com
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> > KA7RRA
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