Just another T2X story!!!! <smiling>
ANYONE who has owned one of those babies has had to deal with
that a time or two!!! Glad you got it resolved!!!
73
Jose - N4BAA
Bernard(wtrone) wrote:
> I would like to thank everyone who responded to my inquiry with hints
> and suggestions!
>
> As I had mentioned, I had made a complete set of voltage and resistance
> measurements. They were all "right-on." I could hear the brake click when
> the brake release was pushed and the limit switches did not appear to be
> open. I want to especially thank those who suggested that I listen for
> motor hum with my ear to the tower and those that suggested that the rotor
> may be "stuck" at the end of one of the stops.
>
> To make a long story short, the rotor was at the end of the clockwise
> rotation and I could hear a hum when either of the CW or CCW buttons was
> pushed. I waited until we had some wind, which was this past Saturday, and
> tried pushing the brake release several times followed by pushing the CCW
> button(was at the end of the CW rotation) for about 15 seconds. It took
> several series of this, but the rotor finally started turning. Maybe the
> wind was just right.
>
> Anyhow, it is working now and I would like to give a BIG thanks for all
> of those that helped!!!!
>
>
> 73s,
>
>
> Bernard, WA4OEJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "NØATH" <N0ATH@Charter.net>
> To: "Bernard(wtrone)" <wtrone@comcast.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sick Tailtwister
>
>
> Barry, while the brake is released, can you detect any hum from the motor
> indicating it is trying to turn? If yes, then you probably have a brake
> problem.
> All there is are the 4 springs and the pin that could be wrong. ( I think )
> otherwise I would check my wiring - two or three times very carefully. The
> motors are normally fairly resistant to failure. G,luk / Dave / NØATH
>
>
> From: "Bernard(wtrone)" <wtrone@comcast.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 2:26 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Sick Tailtwister
>
>
> I have a sick tailtwister. It won't rotate either CW or CCW. I checked
> the fuses, OK. I measured the voltage at the control unit with the cable
> disconnected as per the manual, Voltages=OK. I measured the pin to pin
> resistances as per the manual, resistances= OK. I tried a new motor start
> capacitor, Nothing/ No Rotation. I can hear the solenoid click when I
> depress the brake switch. With cable attached, brake button pushed and CW
> pushed, I read about 18.4 VAC on the two terminals. About the same voltage
> on the other two terminals with the bake button pushed and the CCW button
> pushed.
>
> I'm beginning to wonder if the brake mechanism might be broken. But,
> before I take the tower down (it is a fold over), I would like to be sure
> that I have checked everything that I can from the ground.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> 73s
>
> Bernard, WA4OEJ
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