I had something similar happen when the Tailtwister wasn't in the normal
upright position. The brake didn't hold because I had the brake wedge
installed upside down. There is a right and wrong way to mount the brake
wedge.
W9XX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Van K7VS" <wa7fab@cdsnet.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:57 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] T2X brake problem?? Maybe!
> When I drop my tubular tower to a horizontal point over the lawn and my 3
> element quad is not square to the ground when I tip over the tower, my
> quad
> will actually rotate to a point that is square with the ground. I check
> and
> can actually hear the brake click in and out but apparently the weight of
> the quad which is mounted about five feet above the T2X on a two inch
> pipe
> is such that the quad rotates to a point of "least resistance" i.e the
> weight of the quad is such that it rotates to a point where it is square
> to
> the ground. Do I have a problem with the rotator brake or is this normal.
> Obviously if I put it back up then it is not north when I point it north
> as
> it has rotated. Any comments? Thanks Van, K7VS
>
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